Carrasco International Airport
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| Carrasco International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco General Cesareo L. Berisso |
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| IATA: MVD - ICAO: SUMU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | unknown | ||
| Serves | Montevideo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 105 ft (32 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 7,382 | 2,250 | Asphalt |
| 06/24 | 8,858 | 2,700 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 5,577 | 1,700 | Asphalt |
Carrasco International Airport (IATA: MVD, ICAO: SUMU) is the largest airport in Uruguay. It is located in the Canelones department, near the capital city of Montevideo, which it serves. Carrasco is the name of the area where the airport is located, which extends into eastern Montevideo.
In 2003, the government transferred the administration, operation and maintenance of the airport to private investment group.
This airport is collecting an Airport Improvement Fee.
[edit] Airlines
- Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Porto Alegre)
- Aeromás (Salto, Rivera, Paysandú, Tacuarembó)
- AeroVIP (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- Air Class (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- American Airlines (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Miami) [seasonal]
- Copa Airlines (Panama City)
- Iberia (Madrid)
- Gol (Porto Alegre, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
- LAN Airlines (Santiago)
- PLUNA (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Madrid [direct via Rio de Janeiro-Galeão], Porto Alegre, Punta del Este, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
- TAM Mercosur (Asunción)
- United Airlines (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Washington-Dulles [direct via Buenos Aires-Ezeiza] )
- Varig (Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
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