Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport
Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Laguna del Sauce International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public and Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Punta del Este | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Piriápolis, Maldonado, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft (29 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′20″S 55°05′40″W / 34.85556°S 55.09444°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | puntadeleste | ||||||||||||||
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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).[3] 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.
Traffic
The airport mainly serves passengers traveling to neighbouring Punta del Este, although it also serves cities surrounding the Maldonado area.
The airport typically sees a growth in passenger numbers during the southern hemisphere summer months. Most of the passengers who fly to the airport come from Buenos Aires. International service is available from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay as well.
The airport can handle many types of aircraft including wide-bodies, although usually mid-size jets like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, and turbo-props like the ATR 42 are used in this airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque[4] Seasonal: Córdoba (AR),[5] Porto Alegre,[6] São Paulo–Guarulhos[6] |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | São Paulo–Guarulhos[7] Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 14 December 2026),[8] Campinas,[9] Porto Alegre (resumes 12 December 2026)[10] |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Aeroparque,[11] Porto Alegre (begins 21 December 2026),[11] São Paulo–Guarulhos[11] |
| Paranair | Seasonal: Asunción[12] |
Statistics
The airport is currently the second busiest airport in Uruguay, both in passenger service and scheduled flights.
| Traffic | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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| Passengers | n.d. | 210,988 | 217,006 | 228,401 | 230,649 | 174,167 | 150,394 | 210,671 | 225,968 |
| Cargo (tons) | n.d. | n.d. | 285 | 361 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 11 | 13 |
In addition to scheduled flights, multiple private aircraft use its runways. In 2025, records were broken in this regard.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ "Actividad en aeropuerto de Carrasco cae tras cinco años". 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "C A Curbelo International Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Consorcio Aeropuertos Internacionales S.A. Archived 23 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. puntadeleste.aero, retrieved 23 July 2015
- ↑ "Los vuelos a Punta del Este en el verano 2025/2026". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 1 August 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "El verano 2026 va tomando forma en el aeropuerto de Punta del Este". Aciacionline (in Spanish). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Aerolíneas Argentinas lança voos sazonais para Punta del Este a partir de SP e POA". Brasilturis (in Portuguese). 8 November 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Pela primeira vez, Azul terá voos internacionais regulares saindo de Guarulhos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Azul amplia voos para Punta del Este com direito a nova rota via Belo Horizonte (MG)". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 23 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "Azul lança rota sazonal direta ligando Campinas a Punta del Este no verão". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Voos sazonais da Azul entre Porto Alegre e Punta del Este serão retomados em dezembro". aeroin (in Portuguese). 24 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Começam as vendas de passagens aéreas para a rota de verão da GOL entre Porto Alegre e Punta del Este". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Paranair anuncia su operativa de verano 2026". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Con 220 vuelos privados en un día el Aeropuerto de Punta del Este alcanzó su máximo histórico: sus perspectivas para la temporada". El Observador (in Spanish). 1 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.