Car hire Trelew Airport

Trelew - Airport car hire

Almirante Marcos A Zar Airport is among the main gateways to southeast Argentina's Chubut Province. Car hire in Trelew - Airport can easily be used to travel just over four miles to Trelew or 16 miles to Chubut's provincial capital, Rawson. This airport, named after a prominent Argentine aviator, is home to the country's P-3 Orions naval aviation squadron.

Trelew - Airport facilities

Buenos Aires, El Calafate and Ushuaia are the direct flights Aerolineas Argentina's offers to and from this tiny airport. LADE flights travel directly to several more Argentine cities in addition to Montevideo, Uruguay, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The airport car park can hold a maximum of 128 vehicles. In the terminal, passengers can compare car hire for dozens of vehicle types.

Trelew - Airport excursions

This region of Argentina gives visitors a taste of Wales in South America. Welsh settlers founded many of these coastal cities during the late 19th century. This Welsh influence remains most evident in the high tea served at Gaiman and Trelew's annual Eisteddfod music and poetry festival. Visitors can watch dolphins and whales in Rawson or venture to South America's biggest penguin reserve, Punta Tombo.

Best time to visit

As is the case elsewhere in Patagonia, December to March is the warmest and most pleasant time of year to travel. These summer months are typically dry and hot in this desert climate. Spring and autumn daytime temperatures are generally warm, but dip dramatically after dark. Winter temperatures can reach the freezing point, but precipitation is low throughout the year.

Car rental in Trelew - Airport

Car hire in Trelew - Airport is the easiest way to travel between the airport's picturesque coastal towns, where public transportation options are scarce. National Route 23 connects Rawson and Trelew, while National Route 3 links Trelew to the popular tourist destination of Puerto Madryn and Chubut's most populated city, Comodoro Rivadavia.