- Carrasco International Airport
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Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso
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 34°50′18″S 056°01′51″W / 34.83833°S 56.03083°WCoordinates: 34°50′18″S 056°01′51″W / 34.83833°S 56.03083°W Website Map Location in Uruguay
MVDRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,250 7,382 Asphalt 06/24 3,200 10,499 Asphalt 10/28(Closed)1,7005,577AsphaltStatistics (2008) Passengers 1,236,415 Aircraft Operations 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.
Contents
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$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.
Statistics
The airport in 2009
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: FlorianópolisSol Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Rosário TACA Perú Lima TAM Airlines São Paulo-Guarulhos Scheduled cargo
Airlines Destinations Florida West International Airways Miami LANCO Miami, Santiago de Chile 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
- 1 January 1970: a Cruzeiro do Sul Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI R en route from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, with 33 occupants aboard, was hijacked by 6 persons who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The flight was diverted to Lima, Panama City-Tocumen and arrived in Havana two days later. There were no victims.[7]
Access
The airport is located 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Montevideo.
References
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ "Accident description 43-48602". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451203-1. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-AQE". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570918-0. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Accident description LV-JYR". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720720-0. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Accident description CX-BJE/T584". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770620-0. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Accident description CX-BJH/T511". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19780210-1. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Incident description 1 January 1970". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700101-0. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SUMU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SUMU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SUMU at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MVD at Aviation Safety Network
- Carrasco International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
- Tour Virtual 360 Aeropuerto de Carrasco.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.Categories:- Airports in Uruguay
- Airports established in 1947
- Canelones Department
- Montevideo
- Ciudad de la Costa
- Rafael Viñoly buildings
- USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - South America
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