Carrasco International Airport

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Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso
Aeropuerto Carrasco.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Uruguay
ServesCiudad de la Costa, Uruguay
LocationCiudad de la Costa, Canelones
Opened1947 (1947)
Elevation AMSL105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates34°50′18″S 56°01′51″W / 34.83833°S 56.03083°W / -34.83833; -56.03083Coordinates: 34°50′18″S 56°01′51″W / 34.83833°S 56.03083°W / -34.83833; -56.03083
Websitewww.aeropuertodecarrasco.com.uy
Map
MVD is located in Montevideo
MVD
MVD
Location in the city of Montevideo
MVD is located in Uruguay
MVD
MVD
MVD (Uruguay)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,250 7,382 Asphalt
06/24 3,322 10,899 Asphalt
Statistics (2017, 2010 (cargo))
Passengers2,102,516
Metric tonnes of cargo27,395
Sources: Airport Website [1] SkyVector[2] Google Maps[3]

Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (IATA: MVD, ICAO: SUMU) is the main international airport of Uruguay. It is the country's largest airport and is located in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo. It has been cited as one of the most efficient and traveler-friendly airports in Latin America.[4]

The airport is named after Cesáreo L. Berisso, a pioneer of Uruguayan aviation, and it also hosts an air base of the Uruguayan Air Force.

History[]

The original passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1947. In 2003 the Uruguayan government transferred the administration, operation and maintenance of the airport to the private investment group Puerta del Sur S.A, which since then invested in several upgrades of the airport.

On 3 February 2007, construction began on a new terminal parallel to Runway 06/24. Runway 01/19 was lengthened to 2,250 metres (7,382 ft) and the former Runway 10/28 was permanently closed because the new terminal cuts across it. The new terminal, designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, has the capacity to handle 3 million passengers a year, including a much larger parking area built for over 1200 vehicles. This new terminal building has four jetways, separate floors for arrivals and departures and a large viewing area on the top floor. The terminal has room for expansion for two additional jetways and a maximum capacity of 6 million passengers per year before the building would need actual enlargement. The new terminal was inaugurated on 5 October 2009 with official operations beginning on 29 December 2009. A new US$15 million cargo terminal was also constructed.

Regular passenger flights were suspended in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regular flights to Spain were resumed in July, and to São Paulo and Santiago in August.

View towards the terminal
Terminal exterior
Check-in hall

Airlines and destinations[]

Passenger[]

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque[5]
Air Europa Madrid[6]
American Airlines Seasonal: Miami[7]
Avianca Bogotá[8]
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre[9]
Copa Airlines Panama City–Tocumen[10]
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos[11]
Iberia Madrid[12]
JetSmart Santiago de Chile[13]
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos[14]
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile[15]
LATAM Perú Lima[16]
Paranair Asunción[17]

Cargo[]

AirlinesDestinations
Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Santiago de Chile
Aeromas Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Avianca Cargo Bogotá
LATAM Cargo Chile Miami, Santiago de Chile
Lufthansa Cargo Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Campinas, Dakar–Senghor, Frankfurt
Western Global Airlines Miami

Statistics[]

Traffic 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Passengers 2.074.668[18] 2,102,516 1,870,853 1,671,234 1,602,321 1,561,940 1,761,783 2,180,029 1,654,270 1,236,415 1,168,199 1,102,299 1,061,337 996,106
Cargo (tons) 27,395 24,700 24,633 24,712 26,149 25,445

Ground transportation[]

The airport is located 19 km (12 mi) from downtown Montevideo. The airport is served by public transit and a private taxi service which connect to Montevideo and Punta del Este.[19]

Other facilities[]

The Oficina de Investigación y Prevención de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación (OIPAIA) of the National Civil Aviation and Aviation Infrastructure Direction (DINACIA) has its head office on the airport property.[20]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 18 September 1957: a Real Transportes Aéreos Convair 440-62 registration PP-AQE belonging to Transportes Aéreos Nacional, flying from Porto Alegre to Montevideo had an accident during touch down operations in Montevideo. While on a night landing procedure under fog, the aircraft undershot the runway by 1,030m, causing the left and middle gear to hit an earth bank bordering a highway. The right wing touched the ground and further on the aircraft lost both propellers. The right wing then broke off. One crew member died.[21]
  • 6 June 2012: an Air Class Líneas Aéreas Fairchild SA227AC Metro III, registered CX-LAS, performing a freight flight on behalf of DHL from Montevideo to Buenos Aires disappeared south of Isla de Flores.[22] Parts of the aircraft were located by a scuba diver approximately 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Isla de Flores on 20 July 2012.

General Cesáreo Berisso Air Base[]

The General Cesareo Berisso Air Base is a base of the Uruguayan Air Force. It shares runways with the Carrasco International Airport. Most of its facilities are located just east of the old civilian terminal. It is named in honor of Cesáreo L. Berisso, a pioneer of Uruguayan aviation.

Air Brigade I[]

Potez 25 aircraft

Air Brigade I, one of the three brigades of the Uruguayan Air Force, is stationed at the base. It was created as Aeronáutica n.º 1 in April 1936, when it was assigned 8 Potez 25 fighter aircraft.

Air Brigade I comprises three units:

  • The Central Office of Assistance and the Carrasco Rescue Coordination Center.
  • No. 3 Squadron (Transportation)
  • No. 5 Squadron (Helicopters)

No. 3 Squadron (Transportation)[]

No. 3 Squadron operates 4 aircraft types:

No.5 Squadron (Helicopters)[]

No.5 Squadron operates 3 helicopter types:

  • UH-1H Iroquois - Utility (6)
  • Bell 212 - Utility (2)
  • AS-365 Dauphin - VIP transport (1)

Aeronautical Museum Cnel. Jaime Meregalli[]

Also on the base is the Cnel. Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum, with a hangar for static aircraft display, in addition to a building that exhibits aviation historical material.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Aeropuerto de Carrasco - Montevideo Uruguay". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Montevideo/Carrasco L Berisso Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Carrasco International Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Aerolineas Argentinas resumes flights to Uruguay". Aviacionline. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Air Europa redujo frecuencias entre Madrid y Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ "American Airlines suspende los vuelos entre Miami y Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Avianca incrementa sus vuelos a Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Pela primeira vez, Azul usará o Embraer E195 E2 em voos internacionais". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Copa Airlines inició sus vuelos a Montevideo con los Boeing 737 MAX 9". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. ^ "GOL reanudó sus vuelos a Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 3 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Air Europa redujo frecuencias entre Madrid y Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  13. ^ "JetSMART volará a Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Confira os voos internacionais programados para o mês de Setembro". Latam (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  15. ^ "LATAM Airlines Group Sep 2020 International operations as of 06SEP20". Routes Online. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Guía de vuelos hacia y desde Uruguay en junio". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Paranair oficializa malla de vuelos regulares para noviembre". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Actividad en aeropuerto de Carrasco cae tras cinco años".
  19. ^ "Airport/Transport". Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  20. ^ "OIPAIA." (Archive) National Civil Aviation and Aviation Infrastructure Direction. Retrieved on 17 April 2012. "Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco Av. Wilson Ferreira Aldunate (ex Cno. Carrasco) 5519."
  21. ^ "Accident description PP-AQE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  22. ^ "Crash: Air Class SW4 near Flores Island on Jun 6th 2012, aircraft missing". Aviation Herald.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

External links[]

Media related to Carrasco International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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