This airport replaced an airport noted as a pivotal site during the Trelew massacre . On August 15 , 1972 , 110 prisoners escaped from the Rawson jail and tried to hijack an Austral Líneas Aéreas BAC One-Eleven en route to Comodoro Rivadavia , in order to escape to Chile and from there to Cuba . Their plans failed , and 19 of them were killed by the army on August 22 , at 3:30 AM
Trelew massacre
Trelew massacre
Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport