Carrasco International Airport

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Carrasco International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso
IATA: MVD – ICAO: SUMU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Puerta Del Sur
Serves		Montevideo, Uruguay
Location		Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones
Hub for		Amaszonas Uruguay
Elevation AMSL		105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates		34°50′18″S 56°01′51″W
Website		www.aeropuertodecarrasco.com.uy
Map
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Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
01/19	2,250	7,382	Asphalt
06/24	3,322	10,899	Asphalt
Statistics (2017, 2010 (cargo))
Passengers			2,102,516
Aircraft Operations
Metric tonnes of cargo			27,395
Sources: Airport Website SkyVector Google Maps

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

The airport is named in honour of 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 and modern terminal that is located parallel to Runway 06/24. The new terminal, designed by Uruguayan born 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.

Runway 06/24 has been strengthened and lengthened to 3,200 metres (10,499 ft), which allows airlines to operate non-stop flights to the United States and Europe. Runway 01/19 was lengthened to 2,250 metres (7,382 ft) and the former Runway 10/28 is permanently closed because of the new terminal cuts across it.

The Runway 06/24 length includes a 412 metres (1,352 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 06, and a 207 metres (679 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 24.

The Carrasco VOR-DME (Ident: CRR) is located on the field. There are several non-directional beacons around the airport associated with instrument approach procedures.

Airlines and destinations

Check-in hall

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations 
Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Air Europa	Madrid
Amaszonas Uruguay	Asunción, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba
American Airlines	Miami
Avianca Peru	Lima
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Porto Alegre
Copa Airlines	Panama City
Flybondi	Buenos Aires-El Palomar
Gol Airlines	Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Iberia	Madrid
LATAM Brasil	Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos
LATAM Chile	Santiago de Chile
LATAM Perú	Lima
Paranair	Asunción

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations 
Avianca Cargo	Bogotá, Medellín–JMC
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	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. The trip time to Montevideo by car is 30–45 minutes, while by bus it is 1 hour and 15 minutes. The cost of the trip depends on the destination point and is arranged in the airport or booked online.

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.

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.
• 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. 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.

Gral. Cesáreo Berisso A.B.

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 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:

• Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Military transport (2)
• Embraer C-95 Bandeirante - Light military transport (3)
• Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia - Short distance VIP transport (1)
• CASA C-212 Aviocar - Tactical transport (4)

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

• Transport in Uruguay
• List of airports in Uruguay
• Base Aérea Gral. Cesáreo Berisso (Spanish)

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Carrasco International Airport
• Airport information for SUMU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Airport information for SUMU at Great Circle Mapper.
• Current weather for SUMU at NOAA/National Weather Service
• Accident history for MVD at Aviation Safety Network
• Tour Virtual 360 Aeropuerto de Carrasco
• INE map of Colonia Nicolich, Paso Carrasco, Carrasco International Airport, and parts of the municipality of Ciudad de la Costa

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