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Luiz Beck da Silva Airport Aeroporto Luiz Beck da Silva | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santa Cruz do Sul | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 199 m / 653 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°41′03″S052°24′44″W / 29.68417°S 52.41222°W | ||||||||||
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  CSU Location in Brazil  CSU CSU (Brazil) | |||||||||||
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Luiz Beck da Silva Airport( IATA : CSU, ICAO : SSSC), is the airport serving Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Conecta | Porto Alegre |
The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Santa Cruz do Sul.
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