Rivera International Airport
Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport Aeropuerto Binacional Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Uruguay | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rivera, Uruguay Santana do Livramento, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Location | Rivera, Uruguay | ||||||||||
| Opened | 16 June 1979 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 712 ft / 217 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°58′10″S 55°28′24″W / 30.96944°S 55.47333°W | ||||||||||
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  RVY Location in Uruguay | |||||||||||
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Sources: DINACIA[1] | |||||||||||
Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport (IATA: RVY, ICAO: SURV), formerly called Cerro Chapeu International Airport, is an airport serving both the cities of Rivera, Uruguay, and Santana do Livramento, Brazil.
History
[edit]The airport was opened on June 16, 1979, and in 1999 was named after Óscar Diego Gestido, President of Uruguay during 1967.
On August 14, 2023 Uruguay and Brazil signed an agreement to binationalize the airport. According to this agreement, as a binational facility, flights originated in Brazil are treated as domestic, even though the facility is in Uruguayan territory.[2][3][4]
This is the first bi-national airport in Latin America and second in the world, after EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg. The airport was redeveloped during 2023/2024, with the runway being resurfaced and new LED lighting, along with new approach lighting and a PAPI. The terminal building was also renewed and extended. The control tower received new equipment, along with facilities and new equipment for the fire service and the police. [5]
There are low wooded hills north and east of the runway. The Tacuarembó VOR-DME (Ident: TMB) is located 51.9 nautical miles (96 km) south-southwest of the airport. The Rivera non-directional beacon (Ident: RV) is located on the field.[6][7]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
[edit]The airport is 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Rivera and 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Santana do Livramento.
See also
[edit]Uruguay portal
Aviation portal
- Transport in Uruguay
- List of airports in Uruguay
- List of airports in Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ "AIP - Aeródromos - SURV AD 2.13 – Rivera/Intl Presidente General (Piloto Aviador Militar) don Oscar D. Gestido". DINACIA (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Uruguay y Brasil declararon binacional al aeropuerto de Rivera". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Brasil e Uruguai acordam uso compartilhado do aeroporto de Rivera". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "ANAC e Uruguai assinam acordo para binacionalização de terminal uruguaio". ANAC (in Portuguese). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Leite participa da reinauguração do aeroporto de Rivera, no Uruguai". Governo do Estado do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Rivera NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Tacuarembo VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 9 February 2019.