Lionel Messi arrives in Rosario this Wednesdayafter closing a hectic promotional tour of India. Together with his family, the Argentine star lands in the Sauce Viejo International Airportin Greater Santa Fe, where people gathered to wait for him. Unlike previous years, this time the footballer will arrive within the province, but 150 kilometers from his hometown.
From there it will continue by land towards his house in Funeswest of Rosario, but first he will be encouraged to at least show a smile and a greeting from a distance intended for those who got up early to go wait for him.
The Sauce Viejo International Airport is located 17 kilometers southwest of the city of Santa Fenext to National Route 11 and the Rosario-Santa Fe Highway. It regularly operates commercial domestic flights, to and from Aeroparque Buenos Aires, as well as private flights to different cities in the country. The airport was recently certified as International.
. Sauce Viejo International Airport, in Greater Santa Fe.
Why Messi doesn’t fly directly to Rosario
Usually, the Inter Miami footballer lands directly in Rosario, but what happens is that the Rosario International Airport “Islas Malvinas” remains cerrado from September 20 and will reopen the December 29, 2025just in time for peak season.
It is inactive for rehabilitation works –which have already exceeded 82% progress– and runway marking They will guarantee greater security and operational capacity.
. The Rosario International Airport is under construction.
The 2026 schedule includes reinforcements and new routes: Aerolíneas Argentinas will connect with Cabo Frio, Florianópolis and Rio de Janeiro; OLA Mayorista, through the airline Flybondi, organized air and hotel packages to Maceió and Cabo Frio; Gol will expand its operation to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Florianópolis; Latam will increase frequencies to Lima and will open the route to Saint Paul; and Copa Airlines will resume its daily operations at Panama with up to 14 weekly flights. There will be more than 50 weekly frequencies to international destinations.
Compared to the previous summer, Rosary multiplies frequencies: from three to eleven weekly flights to Rio de Janeiro; from ten to fourteen to Panama, and from three to five to Lima. Maceió and San Pablo are incorporated, and the offer is expanded to Florianópolis and Cabo Frío.
