Paysandú Airport
Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport Paysandú Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 138 ft / 42 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°21′48″S 058°03′44″W / 32.36333°S 58.06222°W | ||||||||||||||
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Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (Spanish: Aeroporto Internacional Tydeo Larre Borges) (IATA: PDU, ICAO: SUPU) is a general aviation airport serving Paysandú, capital of the Paysandú Department of Uruguay. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city.
It is named in honour of Tydeo Larre Borges, a pioneer of Uruguayan and international aviation, who was the first South-American aviator to cross the South Atlantic.[4][5]
The airport has been served by government air service provider TAMU (es) and charter operator Aviasur.
The Gualeguaychu VOR-DME (Ident: GUA) is located 47.8 nautical miles (89 km) southwest of the airport. The Paysandu non-directional beacon (Ident: PN) is located on the field.[6][7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Airport information for Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Paysandú Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Paysandu Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "La traversée de l'Atlantique Sud par Léon Challe". 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Tydeo Larre Borges". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Paysandu NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Gualeguaychu VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.