Ruben Berta International Airport

Rubem Berta International Airport (IATA: URG, ICAO: SBUG) is the airport serving Uruguaiana, Brazil. It is named after Ruben Berta (1907–1966), third Manager-Director of Varig.[4] Even though Ruben Berta was spelled as Ruben the airport's official name is spelled Rubem.

Rubem Berta International Airport

Aeroporto International Rubem Berta
A NHT Linhas Aéreas aircraft at Uruguaiana
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesUruguaiana
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL78 m / 256 ft
Coordinates29°47′00″S 057°02′13″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-uruguaiana-rubem-berta/
Map
URG
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers20,835 3%
Aircraft Operations569 11%
Metric tonnes of cargo44 2%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1945 and the terminal building in 1968. On September 29, 1967, the airport was renamed after Ruben Berta.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uruguaiana.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). February 20, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional Rubem Berta". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). June 29, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. 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.
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