Artigas Airport
Artigas International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Artigas |
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IATA: ATI – ICAO: SUAG |
Summary |
Airport type |
Public |
Serves |
Artigas |
Elevation AMSL |
125 m / 410 ft |
Coordinates |
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Map |
Location in Uruguay |
Runways |
Direction |
Length |
Surface |
m |
ft |
11/29 |
1,273 |
4,179 |
Asphalt |
05/23 |
582 |
1,911 |
Grass |
Statistics |
Passengers |
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Aircraft Operations |
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Metric tonnes of cargo |
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Sources: Great Circle Mapper[1] |
Artigas International Airport (IATA: ATI, ICAO: SUAG) is the airport serving Artigas, Uruguay.
History
The airport was opened in November 1973.
Airlines and destinations
Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Accidents and incidents
- 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.[2]
Access
The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Artigas.
References
External links
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Uruguay portal |
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Accidents/incidents |
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