El Calafate raises the domestic airport tax to 19,844 pesos

The National Airport System Regulatory Agency (ORSNA) set the Domestic Airport Use Fee (TUAC) for the “Comandante Armando Tola” International Airport in El Calafate, province of Santa Cruz, at 19,844 pesos plus VAT. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic on November 11, 2026 (notice 350196), after the agency’s Board of Directors addressed the matter in its open meeting on November 5, 2026.

The resolution nullifies the tariff schedule approved by ORSNA Resolution No. 26/2026 (RESOL-2026-26-APN-ORSNA#MEC), dated May 12, 2026, which had set the TUAC at 16,676 pesos plus VAT. The new value represents an increase of approximately 19% and applies to the services of the airport conceded to the company London Supply S.A.C.I.F.I.

The file originated from a submission by the concessionaire to ORSNA, within the framework of the Agreement Act signed on May 28, 2025, between the province of Santa Cruz—in its capacity as grantor and enforcement authority of the concession contract—and the concessionaire firm. The company justified the adjustment based on “the economic and financial needs currently facing the operation of the airport.”

A fee updated by agreements

The regulation recalls that TUAC amounts have been modified, since the terminal’s inauguration, through successive agreements:

2009
2014
2018
2022
2024
2025
May 2026, when ORSNA Resolution No. 26/2026 set the 16,676 pesos that are now replaced

ORSNA based its jurisdiction on Article 17, paragraph 7, of Decree No. 375/1997, ratified by Necessity and Urgency Decree No. 842/1997, which grants it the function of establishing the bases and criteria for the calculation of fees and approving tariff schedules. The Legal Affairs Management provided prior intervention.

The backing: 626.6 million in works and equipment

According to the recitals, in the Contractual Readjustment Act, the parties expressed the need to execute new airport infrastructure works and acquire equipment to improve security conditions and services for users. For this purpose, London Supply S.A.C.I.F.I. declared a total investment of 626,600,000 pesos.

Validity and effect on tickets

The new tariff schedule, contained in the annex identified as IF-2026-103013059-APN-GREYF#ORSNA, entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette. In contrast, the collection of the fee on tickets has its own timeframe:

The concessionaire may charge the TUAC on airline tickets issued starting 30 days after publication.
With the November 11, 2026 edition, that period expires on December 11, 2026.
The Economic and Financial Regulation Management endorsed the technical and economic validity of the request.

The impact will be direct for those flying to one of the most visited tourist destinations in Patagonia: the fee is charged per passenger boarded on domestic flights, so the adjustment will be passed on to the final price of each ticket issued from December. The resolution also confirms that the concessionaire must maintain the committed works plan in exchange for the tariff update.

Source: Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic, November 11, 2026 edition, First Section, notice 350196 (official reference: 350196).