Monte Caseros Airport
Monte Caseros Airport (IATA: MCS, ICAO: SARM) is an airport serving Monte Caseros, a town in the Corrientes Province of Argentina. Monte Caseros is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the triple border between Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Monte Caseros | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°16′20″S 57°38′21″W | ||||||||||
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MCS Location in Argentina | |||||||||||
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The runway is just south of the town and 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) west of the Uruguay River, which is the international border between Argentina and Uruguay. An asphalt parallel runway just west of the grass runway is marked closed.[4][5]
The Monte Caseros VOR-DME (Ident: MCS) is located on the field.[6]
See also
- Argentina portal
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Argentina
- List of airports in Argentina
References
- Airport information for Monte Caseros Airport at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- "Monte Caseros Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Monte Caseros Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "West runway closed". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Closed runway". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Monte Caseros VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Monte Caseros Airport
- Airport information for Monte Caseros Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for MCS at Aviation Safety Network
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