Santa Bernardina International Airport

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Santa Bernardina International Airport

Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base
Uruguayan Air Force Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly (318E) Lofting.jpg
Uruguayan Air Force OA-37B
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
ServesDurazno, Uruguay
Elevation AMSL305 ft / 93 m
Coordinates33°21′35″S 56°30′00″W / 33.35972°S 56.50000°W / -33.35972; -56.50000Coordinates: 33°21′35″S 56°30′00″W / 33.35972°S 56.50000°W / -33.35972; -56.50000
Map
DZO is located in Uruguay
DZO
DZO
Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,285 7,497 Concrete/Asphalt
10/28 1,450 4,757 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] SkyVector[2] Google Maps[3]

Santa Bernardina International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Santa Bernardina) (IATA: DZO, ICAO: SUDU) is a military and general aviation airport serving Durazno, capital of the Durazno Department of Uruguay.

The facilities are shared with the Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base of the Uruguayan Air Force.

The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) across the Yí River, northeast from downtown Durazno. The Durazno VOR-DME (Ident: DUR) is located on the field. Several non-directional beacons are located around the airport.[4]

Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base[]

Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base is a base of the Uruguayan Air Force that shares facilities at the Santa Bernardina International Airport.

Air Brigade No. 2 is stationed at the base. The brigade has three operating squadrons:

  • No. 2 Squadron flies 8 Cessna A-37 Dragonfly aircraft in fighter and ground attack missions.
  • Advanced Flight Squadron flies 5 Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft.
  • Enlace Squadron flies 4 Cessna 206 and 1 Cessna 210 aircraft in utility and liaison roles.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Airport information for Santa Bernardina International Airport at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ "Santa Bernardina-Durazno Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Santa Bernardina Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Durazno VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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