General Alvear Airport

General Alvear, AR 🇦🇷 Closed Airport

ICAO

AR-0484

IATA

-

Elevation

164 ft

Region

AR-B

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: -35.9783° N, -59.9061° E

Continent: SA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: GAR GAR

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Designation Length Width Surface Status
9/27 2041 ft 115 ft GRE Active

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 24, 2025
Closure Date

Circa 2003-2004. Analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates the airport was operational in 2002, but by 2004, the land had been converted into a racetrack. A specific official closure date is not publicly available.

Reason for Closure

The airport was closed due to a change in land use. The site was repurposed and converted into the 'Autódromo Municipal de General Alvear', a municipal car racetrack, to serve local motorsports interests.

Current Status

The site is currently the 'Autódromo Municipal de General Alvear'. The former airfield grounds and runways have been fully transformed into a dirt racetrack that hosts various local and regional car racing events. The location is still sometimes referred to locally as the 'predio del ex aeroclub' (the grounds of the former aeroclub).

Historical Significance

The airport was the home of the Aeroclub General Alvear. Its primary function was to support the local community through general aviation activities. This included flight training for new pilots, recreational flying, and providing a base for agricultural aviation (aeroaplicación), such as crop dusting, which is a vital service in the surrounding agricultural region of the Pampas. The airfield consisted of two unpaved runways and did not handle scheduled commercial passenger services.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The complete and permanent conversion of the land into a dedicated motorsports facility makes a return to aviation activities highly unlikely and economically unfeasible.

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re: CLOSED Posted by david on August 18, 2009

Reply to @choppergb: updated -- thanks.

CLOSED Posted by choppergb on August 17, 2009

Desde: 2009-01-13 14:01:00
Hasta: PERM

GAR GENERAL ALVEAR CLOSED