Ushuaia Airport — Local services in Ushuaia

It's a nice little airport. When you come into the airport to check in you will find a place to grab some snacks and some food. The food it priced just like all airport food and is about the same quality. There is a duty free shop too but it only seems to be open during arrival and departure of flights. After you check in you have to go upstairs the waiting area is rather small there is a small bar and another little Shop for last minute shopping in the event you forgot to get something in town. All the stuff is really typical tourists stuff some of it is. On another thing free WiFi and looking for power outlets to plug your phone might be difficult there is 3 downstairs around a payphone and one in the bathroom area. Also only one upstairs in the area you go to after...

Just spent a long 6-hours in the small Ushuaia Airport. While it is a well designed airport with unfinished structural wood, there is little to while away your time.

If you are planning to check in more than 2 or 3 hours ahead of your scheduled flight, you will be better off going into town, dropping your bags at a bell hop and exploring a bit more. You won't be able to store your bags at the airport and you won't be able to check your bags more than 3 hours in advance of your scheduled flight. There are few "people-watching" opportunities because there are only flights every 2 hours or so. Food and seating are limited. Shopping is limited to one or two kiosks. There is a small Duty Free...

Small airport. One coffee shop, one gift shop, and one jewelry shop. The coffee stand was pretty affordable. The security line/passport control was fairly quick. My only issues were that they did not have signs that trekking poles are NOT allowed in carry ons (which they were allowed by the same airline in two separate airports). So we had to check in a bag. Thankfully, we were there with enough time to do so. The intercom system is NOT great so you have to make sure you’re near your gate and line up when you see other people lining up as it is hard to understand what is being said on the intercom. Other than that, it’s a nice and...