Ruben Berta International Airport
Appearance
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Uruguaiana–Ruben Berta International Airport Aeroporto International de Uruguaiana–Ruben Berta | |||||||||||||||
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A NHT Linhas Aéreas aircraft at Uruguaiana | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
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Serves | Uruguaiana | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 78 m / 256 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°47′00″S 057°02′13″W / 29.78333°S 57.03694°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Uruguaiana–Ruben Berta International Airport (IATA: URG, ICAO: SBUG) is the airport serving Uruguaiana, Brazil. Since September 29, 1967 it is named after Ruben Berta (1907–1966), third Manager-Director of Varig.[5][6] Even though Ruben Berta was spelled as Ruben the airport's official name is spelled Rubem.
It is operated by CCR.
History
[edit]The airport was commissioned in 1945 and the terminal building in 1968. On September 29, 1967, the airport was renamed after Ruben Berta.[6]
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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Azul Brazilian Airlines | Porto Alegre (suspended)[8] Seasonal: Florianópolis |
Voepass Linhas Aéreasa | Porto Alegre (suspended)[8] |
Note:
a: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.
Access
[edit]The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uruguaiana.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Movimentação aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Uruguaiana". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). June 29, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "RUBEM BERTA (SBUG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Lei n˚ 5.322, de 29 de setembro de 1967". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). September 29, 1967. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Aeroporto de Porto Alegre suspende todos os voos por tempo indeterminado". Aeroin (in Portuguese). May 3, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for SBUG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBUG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for URG at Aviation Safety Network