SULS
Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport
VFR
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Name
Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SULS / PDP / SULS
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:15 am (UYT)
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Municipality
Punta del Este
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Coordinates
34° 51′ 18″ N 55° 5′ 39″ E
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Elevation
95 ft (29 m MSL)
About Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport
Capitán de Corbeta Carlos 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). The airport is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of Maldonado.
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.