“Why does that little plane have to be pushed to start?” That’s what my son asked me years ago here at Aeródromo de Quilmes. Let me tell you about this interesting place. Aeródromo de Quilmes is a public airport. It serves the city of Quilmes Argentina. Quilmes is a southeastern suburb of Buenos Aires.
The Aeródromo de Quilmes sits in a green area. This strip lies between Quilmes and the Río de la Plata estuary. Planes approach and leave over the water to the north.
The Aeródromo de Quilmes is quite close to the big airport. The Ezeiza VOR-DME is only 16 nautical miles away. That is about 30 kilometers to the west-southwest. Also the Quilmes non-directional beacon sits right here. Its identifier is ILM.
Aeródromo de Quilmes sits at 2 meters above sea level. That’s about 6 feet. Its coordinates are 34°42’25″S 58°14’40″W. The ICAO code for Aeródromo de Quilmes is SADQ. It’s only two kilometers northeast of Quilmes city. Aeródromo de Quilmes is in the Buenos Aires province.
The Aeródromo de Quilmes is operated by the Fuerza Aerea Argentina.