Rivera Airport
| Aeropuerto Internacional de Rivera "Presidente Gral. (PAM) Oscar D. Gestido" | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | SURV | ||
| IATA code | RVY | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 217 m (712 ft ) | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | June 16, 1979 | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 05/23 | 1830 m of asphalt | ||
The Aeropuerto Internacional de Rivera "Presidente Gral. (PAM) Oscar D. Gestido" ( IATA airport code : RVY - ICAO airport code: SURV), also called Aeropuerto Internacional Cerro Chapeau , is an airport in Uruguay .
The airport, which opened on June 16, 1979, is located in northern Uruguay around ten kilometers southeast of the city of Rivera in the department of the same name . There it is located near the border with Brazil to the north-west of the airport. A few kilometers to the west runs the Ruta 27, which connects to the Ruta 5 in the direction of Montevideo . There is a mountain near the airport that resembles a hat in appearance. Hence the alternative name Aeropuerto Internacional Cerro Chapeau comes from .
The runway has a capacity of up to 30 tons, which allows use by aircraft the size of a Boeing 737 . The airport terminal is designed for round-the-clock operation for refueling with Jet A1 and naphtha and has immigration and customs processing.
Web links
- one and another photo of the airport at www.panoramio.com
- Aeropuerto Internacional Cerro Chapeau on www.turismoenuruguay.com.uy
- Entry on www.airgorilla.com
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Introducción - Rivera Departamento ( Memento of the original of July 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), Retrieved June 22, 2013
