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 | Private | ||
| Operator | Puerta Del Sur | ||
| 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.
The jetways at the airport has glass walls making it seem spacious and modern. However, there are only two jetways. It is quite common for a plane to be loaded using passenger buses.
On February 3, 2007 construction began on a new, modern, $134 million dollar terminal that will be located parallel to Runway 06/24. The new terminal, designed by Uruguayan architecht Rafael Viñoly, is scheduled to open in early 2009 and will replace the current terminal. A new $7 million dollar cargo terminal is also being constructed.
[edit] Airlines
- Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Porto Alegre)
- Aeromás (Paysandú, Rivera, Salto, Tacuarembó)
- AeroVIP (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- Air Class (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- American Airlines (Miami, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
- Copa Airlines (Panama City)
- Iberia (Madrid)
- Gol (Porto Alegre, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
- LAN Airlines (Santiago)
- PLUNA (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Madrid, Porto Alegre, Punta del Este, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
- TAM Mercosur (Asunción)
- United Airlines (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Washington-Dulles) (Ends June 6, 2007)
- Varig (Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
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