Paysandú Airport

Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (Spanish: Aeroporto Internacional Tydeo Larre Borges) (IATA: PDU, ICAO: SUPU) is a general aviation airport serving Paysandú, capital of the Paysandú Department of Uruguay. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city.

Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport

Paysandú Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPaysandú, Uruguay
Elevation AMSL138 ft / 42 m
Coordinates32°21′48″S 058°03′44″W
Map
PDU
Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,515 4,970 Asphalt
10/28 1,175 3,855 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

It is named in honour of Tydeo Larre Borges, a pioneer of Uruguayan and international aviation, who was the first South-American aviator to cross the South Atlantic.[4][5]

The airport has been served by government air service provider TAMU (es) and charter operator Aviasur.

The Gualeguaychu VOR-DME (Ident: GUA) is located 47.8 nautical miles (89 km) southwest of the airport. The Paysandu non-directional beacon (Ident: PN) is located on the field.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Paysandú Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "Paysandu Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. "La traversée de l'Atlantique Sud par Léon Challe". 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. "Tydeo Larre Borges". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. "Paysandu NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. "Gualeguaychu VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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