Nueva Hespérides International Airport (IATA: STY, ICAO: SUSO) is an airport serving Salto, the capital of Salto Department in Uruguay. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city.
Nueva Hespérides International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Nueva Hespérides | |||||||||||||||
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 Nueva Hespérides International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Salto, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°26′15″S 57°59′05″W / 31.43750°S 57.98472°W | ||||||||||||||
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The airport was formerly served by Transporte Aéreo Militar Uruguayo and Aviasur, but currently has no scheduled air service. There are plans to modernize and resume air service between Salto and Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo.
The Salto VOR-DME (Ident: STO) and non-directional beacon (Ident: ST) are located on the field.[4][5]
Accidents and incidents edit
- 20 June 1977: a Transporte Aéreo Militar Uruguayo Embraer EMB110C Bandeirante registration CX-BJE/T584 flying from Montevideo to Salto crashed after striking trees in an orange grove during approach to Salto. The crew of 2 and 3 of the 13 passengers died.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Airport Information on World Aero Data[usurped]
- ^ Airport information for Nueva Hespérides International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Salto Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Salto NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Salto VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Accident description CX-BJE/T584". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 11 July 2011.