Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport

Capitán Corbeta C. A. Curbelo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo) (IATA: PDP, ICAO: SULS), also known by its former official name of Laguna del Sauce International Airport, and as Punta del Este International Airport, is an airport serving Punta del Este, Uruguay, located in the adjoining municipality of Maldonado. It is operated by Consorcio Aeropuertos Internacionales S.A. (CAISA).[3] The airport is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of Maldonado.

Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport

Laguna del Sauce International Airport

Punta del Este International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorCAISA
ServesPunta del Este
LocationPiriápolis, Maldonado, Uruguay
Elevation AMSL95 ft / 29 m
Coordinates34°51′20″S 55°05′40″W
Websitewww.puntadeleste.aero
Map
PDP
Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,606 5,269 Asphalt
08/26 2,130 6,988 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers165.960[1]
Sources: WAD[2]

The terminal building, designed by architect Carlos Ott, was inaugurated in 1997. Gabriel Gurméndez Armand-Ugon, former Uruguayan Minister of Transport and Public Works, has served as General Manager of the airport.

The airport is both civil and military. The National Navy of Uruguay has its main (and only) base here for the naval aviation arm.

Traffic

The airport mainly serves passengers traveling to neighbouring Punta del Este, although it also serves cities surrounding the Maldonado area.

The airport typically sees a growth in passenger numbers during the southern hemisphere summer months. Most of the passengers who fly to the airport come from Buenos Aires. International service is available from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay as well.

The airport can handle many types of aircraft including wide-bodies, although usually mid-size jets like the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320, and turbo-props like the ATR 42 are used in this airport, complementing nearby El Jagüel Airport, which also serves Punta del Este.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque[4]
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre (resumes 20 December 2021)[5]
Seasonal: Campinas (resumes 23 December 2021)[5]
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque (resumes 17 December 2021)[6]
LATAM Brasil Seasonal: São Paulo–Guarulhos (resumes 6 January 2022)[7]
ParanairSeasonal: Asunción (resumes 27 December 2021)[8]

Statistics

The airport is currently the second busiest airport in Uruguay, both in passenger service and scheduled flights.

Traffic200820072006200520042003200220012000
Passengers n.d.210,988217,006228,401230,649174,167150,394 210,671225,968
Cargo (tons) n.d.n.d.285361n.d.n.d.n.d.1113

See also

References
  1. "Actividad en aeropuerto de Carrasco cae tras cinco años".
  2. "C A Curbelo International Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. Consorcio Aeropuertos Internacionales S.A. Archived 23 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. puntadeleste.aero, retrieved 23 July 2015
  4. "Aerolineas Argentinas resumes flights to Uruguay". Aviacionline. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "Pela primeira vez, Azul usará o Embraer E195 E2 em voos internacionais". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. Casey, David (29 October 2021). "Routes In Brief: Blue Air, Flybondi, Frontier Airlines And More". Routes. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.
  7. "LATAM volará entre San Pablo y Punta del Este". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. "Paranair lanza vuelos de verano Asunción – Punta del Este". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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