Ruben Berta International Airport

Rubem Berta International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Uruguaiana - Rubem Berta
A NHT Linhas Aéreas aircraft at Uruguaiana
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Uruguaiana
Elevation AMSL 78 m / 256 ft
Coordinates 29°46′55″S 057°02′18″W / 29.78194°S 57.03833°W / -29.78194; -57.03833Coordinates: 29°46′55″S 057°02′18″W / 29.78194°S 57.03833°W / -29.78194; -57.03833
Website Infraero URG
Map
URG
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
04/22 (Closed) 800 2,625 Grass
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 6,446
Aircraft Operations 436
Metric tonnes of cargo 2
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Rubem Berta International Airport (IATA: URG, ICAO: SBUG) is the airport serving Uruguaiana, Brazil. It is named after Ruben Berta (1907–1966), third Manager-Director of Varig.[4] Even though Ruben Berta was spelled as Ruben the airport's official name is spelled Rubem.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1945 and the terminal building in 1968. On September 29, 1967, the airport was renamed after Ruben Berta.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uruguaiana.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Aeroporto Internacional de Uruguaiana - Rubem Berta" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ↑ Beting, Gianfranco; Beting, Joelmir (2009). Varig: Eterna Pioneira (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre and São Paulo: EDIPUCRS and Beting Books. pp. 44–50. ISBN 978-85-7430-901-9.

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