Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (IATA: RVY, ICAO: SURV), formerly called Cerro Chapeu International Airport, is an airport serving Rivera, the capital of Rivera Department in Uruguay, and also serving Santana do Livramento, Brazil. The airport is in the countryside 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Rivera.

Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido
IATA: RVY ICAO: SURV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuertos Uruguay
Serves	Rivera, Uruguay Santana do Livramento, Brazil
Elevation AMSL	712 ft / 217 m
Coordinates	30°58′30″S 55°28′35″W
Map
RVY Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,830 6,004 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The airport was opened on June 16, 1979, and is named after Óscar Diego Gestido (1901-1967), President of Uruguay in 1967.

There are low wooded hills north and east of the runway. The Tacuarembo VOR-DME (Ident: TMB) is located 51.9 nautical miles (96 km) south-southwest of the airport. The Rivera non-directional beacon (Ident: RV) is located on the field.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

See also

•  Uruguay portal
•  Aviation portal
• Transport in Uruguay
• List of airports in Uruguay

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Rivera International Airport
• OurAirports - Presidente General Don Oscar D. Gestido International Airport
• Current weather for SURV at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for RVY at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Rivera

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Óscar D. Gestido