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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 |
Private |
| Operator |
Puerta Del Sur |
| Location |
Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones |
| Elevation AMSL |
105 ft / 32 m |
| Coordinates |
34°50′18″S 56°01′51″W / 34.83833°S 56.03083°W / -34.83833; -56.03083Coordinates: 34°50′18″S 56°01′51″W / 34.83833°S 56.03083°W / -34.83833; -56.03083 |
| Website |
www.aic.com.uy |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 01/19 |
7,382 |
2,250 |
Asphalt |
| 06/24 |
10,499 |
3,200 |
Asphalt |
10/28 (Closed) |
5,577 |
1,700 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) |
| Passengers |
1,236,415 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
24,700 |
| Sources: Airport Website [1] |
Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (IATA: MVD, ICAO: SUMU) (commonly known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco) is the largest airport in Uruguay serving the capital city Montevideo. It is located northwest of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones department, within 5km of Montevideo. The airport serves 1.236.415 passengers (2008), and is projected to serve more than 1,500,000 passengers by 2010.
In 2003, the government transferred the administration, operation and maintenance of the airport to a private investment group. The airport presently charges users an Airport Improvement Fee.
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 architect Rafael Viñoly, has the capacity to handle 3 million tourists a year, including a much larger parking area built for over 1200 vehicles. the terminal has room for expansion for two additional jetways and up to 6 million passengers per year before the building would need actual enlargement. This new terminal building has four jetways, separate floors for arrivals and departures and a large viewing area on the top floor. The new terminal was inaugurated on October 5, 2009 with official operations beginning on November 15, 2009. A new US$7 million dollar cargo terminal is also being constructed.
Runway 06/24 has been improved and lengthened to 3200 mts, which allows airlines to operate non-stop flights to the U.S. 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.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger service
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerolineas Argentinas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| Air Class Lineas Aereas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| Austral Lineas Aereas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| American Airlines |
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Miami |
| Copa Airlines |
Panama City |
| Iberia |
Madrid |
| Gol Airlines |
Porto Alegre, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| LAN Airlines |
Santiago de Chile |
| PLUNA |
Asunción, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Bariloche [seasonal], Córdoba, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, Porto Alegre, Punta del Este, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rosário, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Sol Lineas Aereas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| TACA Peru |
Lima, Asunción |
| TAM |
São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM (Paraguay) |
Asunción, Punta del Este |
[edit] Cargo only
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Official Website
[edit] External links
