Artigas Airport

Artigas International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Artigas
IATA: ATI – ICAO: SUAG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Artigas
Elevation AMSL	125 m / 410 ft
Coordinates	30°24′03″S 056°30′28″W / 30.40083°S 56.50778°WCoordinates: 30°24′03″S 056°30′28″W / 30.40083°S 56.50778°W
Map
ATI Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 1,273 4,179 Asphalt 05/23 582 1,911 Grass
Sources: Great Circle Mapper[1]

Artigas International Airport (IATA: ATI, ICAO: SUAG) is the airport serving Artigas, Uruguay.

History

The airport was opened in November 1973. It is situated close to Uruguay's border with Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 10 February 1978: a TAMU Douglas C-47A 75-DL registration CX-BJH/T511 flying from Artigas to Montevideo crashed shortly after take-off from Artigas on a domestic scheduled passenger flight. All 44 people on board, comprising 38 passengers and 6 crew, were killed, making this the second-worst crash involving a DC-3 (or derivative), and the worst aviation accident in Uruguay at the time.^[2] The airframe in question had first flown in 1943, and was damaged beyond repair in the accident.

Access

The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Artigas.

References

1. Airport Information on Great Circle Mapper
2. "Accident description CX-BJH/T511". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 August 2010.

External links

• Airport information for SUAG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SUAG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SUAG at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ATI at Aviation Safety Network
• Artigas Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net