Artigas Airport

Artigas International Airport
Artigas International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional de Artigas
	IATA: ATI; ICAO: SUAG;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Artigas
Elevation AMSL	125 m / 410 ft
Coordinates	30°24′03″S056°30′28″W / 30.40083°S 56.50778°W Coordinates: 30°24′03″S056°30′28″W / 30.40083°S 56.50778°W
Map
	ATI Location in Uruguay
Runways
	Sources: Great Circle Mapper [1]

Last updated March 11, 2019

Artigas International Airport( IATA : ATI, ICAO : SUAG) is the airport serving Artigas, Uruguay.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

Artigas, Uruguay Capital city in Artigas, Uruguay

Artigas is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. Its name comes from that of the national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate, and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies. As of the census of 2011, it is the eleventh most populous city of the country.

History

The airport was opened in November 1973. It is situated close to Uruguay's border with Brazil.

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Brazil borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

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, comprising 38 passengers and 6 crew, were killed, making this the second-worst crash involving a DC-3 (or derivative), and the worst aviation accident in Uruguay at the time.^[2] The airframe in question had first flown in 1943, and was damaged beyond repair in the accident.

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The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner that revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting effect on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever produced. It has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs of cargo and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km).

Access

The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Artigas.

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References

↑ Airport Information on Great Circle Mapper
↑ "Accident description CX-BJH/T511". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 August 2010.

External links

Airport information for SUAG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF .
Airport information for SUAG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SUAG at NOAA / NWS
Accident history for ATI at Aviation Safety Network
Artigas Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net

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[1] Airport Information on Great Circle Mapper

[2] "Accident description CX-BJH/T511". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 August 2010.

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