Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport
nativename = Aeropuerto Internacional de Laguna del Sauce
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nativename-r = Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo


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IATA = PDP
ICAO = SULS
type = Private
owner = [http://www.aiaairports.aero American International Airports]
operator = [http://www.puntadeleste.aero CAISA]
city-served = Punta del Este
location = Laguna del Sauce, Maldonado, Uruguay
elevation-f = 95
elevation-m = 29
coordinates = Coord|34|51|19|S|055|05|39|W|type:airport
website = http://www.puntadeleste.aero
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metric-rwy =
r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-f = 5,249
r1-length-m = 1,600
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 08/26
r2-length-f = 6,998
r2-length-m = 2,133
r2-surface = Asphalt
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Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport Airport codes|PDP|SULS is a naval aviation facility located in the Maldonado Department on the coast of the Laguna del Sauce. The airport mainly serves passengers traveling to neighboring Punta del Este, although it generally serves cities surrounding the Maldonado area. It is commonly known as "Laguna del Sauce International Airport," but because of its closeness to Punta del Este, a popular beach resort city, it is sometimes also referred to as "Punta del Este International Airport" or "Punta del Este Airport" by passengers using it.

The airport typically sees a growth in passenger numbers during the summer months. Most of the passengers that fly to the airport come from Buenos Aires. International services are available from Argentina and Brazil as well, however. In 2004, the airport's runway RW10 was repaired.Fact|date=August 2007

Capitan de Corbela Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport can handle different types of jets, although usually, small jets like the Boeing 737 and turbo-props like the ATR-42's are used in this airport, which compliments a "department" airport also located around Punta del Este.

The main runway (is 7000 ft (2133m) long and is designed for aircraft up to the size and weight of a Boeing 747-400. There is also a shorter secondary runway. The airport is both civil and military. The Uruguayn Navy has its main (and only) base here for the naval aviation arm onthe navay (Armada).

Airlines

*Aerolineas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza] )
*GOL (Rio de Janeiro-Galeão [seasonal] , São Paulo-Guarulhos [seasonal] )
*LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile via Montevideo [seasonal] )
*NHT Linhas Aéreas (Pelotas [seasonal] )
*OceanAir (Curitiba [seasonal] , Porto Alegre [seasonal] , São Paulo-Guarulhos [seasonal] )
*PLUNA (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza [seasonal] , Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão [seasonal] , Santiago [seasonal] , São Paulo-Guarulhos [seasonal] )
*Sol Líneas Aéreas (Córdoba [seasonal] , Rosario [seasonal] )
*TAM Mercosur (Asunción [seasonal] )

*Baires Fly (charter)
*Lider Taxi Aereo (charter)

External links

*WAD|SULS
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?&placesearch=Punta%20del%20Este%20-%20Capitan%20Curbelo%20International%20%28PDP%20%2F%20SULS%29&nr_of_rows=18&first_this_page=0&page_limit=15&sort_order=photo_id+DESC&nr_pages=2 airliners.net photo page]