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]