Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Laguna del Sauce International Airport Punta del Este International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Punta del Este | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Piriápolis,Maldonado, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′20″S55°05′40″W / 34.85556°S 55.09444°W /-34.85556; -55.09444 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 ofLaguna del Sauce International Airport, and asPunta del Este International Airport, is an airport servingPunta del Este,Uruguay, located in the adjoining municipality ofMaldonado. 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 architectCarlos 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. TheNational Navy of Uruguay has its main (and only) base here for the naval aviation arm.
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 fromBuenos Aires. International service is available fromArgentina,Brazil,Chile andParaguay as well.
The airport can handle many types of aircraft including wide-bodies, although usually mid-size jets like theBoeing 737 andAirbus A320, and turbo-props like theATR 42 are used in this airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque Seasonal:Córdoba (AR),[4]Porto Alegre,[5]São Paulo–Guarulhos[6] |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal:Campinas[7] |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | Seasonal:Buenos Aires–Aeroparque,[8]São Paulo–Guarulhos[8] |
| Paranair | Seasonal:Asunción[9] |
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.[10]
