Carrasco International Airport
Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso |
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| View of airport, 2008 |
| IATA: MVD – ICAO: SUMU |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Puerta Del Sur |
| Serves |
Montevideo |
| Location |
Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones, Uruguay |
| Hub for |
Pluna |
| Elevation AMSL |
32 m / 105 ft |
| Coordinates |
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| Website |
www.aic.com.uy |
| Map |
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Location in Uruguay |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 01/19 |
2,250 |
7,382 |
Asphalt |
| 06/24 |
3,200 |
10,500 |
Asphalt |
10/28 (Closed) |
1,700 |
5,577 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) |
| Passengers |
1,236,415 |
| Aircraft Operations |
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| Metric tonnes of cargo |
24,700 |
| Sources: Airport Website [1] |
Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (IATA: MVD, ICAO: SUMU), commonly known simply by Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco in reference to the neighborhood where it is located, is the main airport serving Montevideo, Uruguay, located in the adjoining municipality of Ciudad de la Costa. It is the largest airport in Uruguay.
History
The original passenger terminal, presently the cargo 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 at the airport.
On February 3, 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 October 5, 2009 with official operations beginning on December 29, 2009. A new US$15 million dollar cargo terminal was also constructed.
Runway 06/24 has been strengthened and lengthened to 3200 mts, which allows airlines to operate non-stop flights to the U.S.A. and Europe. Runway 01/19 was lengthened to 2250 mts and the third runway (rarely ever used) has now been taken out of use since the new terminal cuts across it.
Statistics
| Traffic |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| Passengers |
1,236,415 |
1,168,199 |
1,102,299 |
1,061,337 |
996,106 |
834,515 |
835,203 |
948,745 |
1,012,219 |
| Cargo (tons) |
24,700 |
24,633 |
24,712 |
26,149 |
25,445 |
23,097 |
20,237 |
25,929 |
20,644 |
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza |
| American Airlines |
Miami |
| BQB Líneas Aéreas |
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Porto Alegre, Rivera, Rosário, Salto |
| Copa Airlines |
Panama City |
| Gol Airlines |
Porto Alegre, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Iberia |
Madrid |
| LAN Airlines |
Santiago de Chile |
| PLUNA |
Asunción, Belo Horizonte-Confins , Brasília, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Córdoba, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Foz do Iguaçu, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Seasonal: Florianópolis |
| Sol Líneas Aéreas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Rosário |
| Sol del Paraguay |
Asunción [begins January 15th] |
| TACA Perú |
Lima |
| TAM Airlines |
São Paulo-Guarulhos |
Scheduled cargo
Accidents and incidents
Accidents
- 3 December 1945: an USAAF Douglas C-47B-5-DK registration 43-48602 flying from Asunción to Montevideo crashed 16km SE of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina. All 14 occupants died.[2]
- 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 undershoot 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.[3]
- 20 July 1972: a cargo Aerotransportes Entre Rios Canadair CC-106 Yukon registration LV-JYR flying from Montevideo to Santiago de Chile went missing during the flight. The crew of 5 perished.[4]
- 20 June 1977: a TAMU Embraer EMB110C Bandeirante registration CX-BJE/T584 flying from Montevideo to Salto crashed after striking trees in an orange grove during approach to Salto. The crew of 2 and 3 of the 13 passengers died.[5]
- 10 February 1978: a TAMU Douglas C-47A 75-DL registration CX-BJH/T511 flying from Artigas to Montevideo crashed shortly after take-off from Artigas on a domestic scheduled passenger flight. All 44 people on board were killed, making this the second-worst involving a DC-3 and the worst aviation accident in Uruguay at the time.[6]
Incident
Access
The airport is located 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Montevideo.
References
External links
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Uruguay portal |
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World War II portal |
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.