Ruben Berta International Airport

Rubem Berta International Airport (IATA: URG, ICAO: SBUG) is the airport serving Uruguaiana, Brazil. It is named after Ruben Berta (1907–1966), third Manager-Director of Varig.[4] Even though Ruben Berta was spelled as Ruben the airport's official name is spelled Rubem.

Rubem Berta International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Rubem Berta
A NHT Linhas Aéreas aircraft at Uruguaiana
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesUruguaiana
Elevation AMSL78 m / 256 ft
Coordinates29°47′00″S 057°02′13″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-uruguaiana-rubem-berta/
Map
URG
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
04/22 (closed) 800 2,625 Grass
Statistics (2019)
Passengers20,835 3.1%
Aircraft Operations569 10.8%
Metric tonnes of cargo44 2.3%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1945 and the terminal building in 1968. On September 29, 1967, the airport was renamed after Ruben Berta.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uruguaiana.

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See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). February 20, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional Rubem Berta". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). October 15, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. Beting, Gianfranco; Beting, Joelmir (2009). Varig: Eterna Pioneira (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre and São Paulo: EDIPUCRS and Beting Books. pp. 44–50. ISBN 978-85-7430-901-9.

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