Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (Laguna del Sauce) SULS / PDP
Punta del Este's airport by the Laguna del Sauce, 20 minutes from the peninsula and José Ignacio, with customs and an FBO. Extremely busy from Christmas through February, when parking is pre-booked and aircraft reposition to Montevideo (Carrasco); quiet the rest of the year.
6,890 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Punta del Este
1
FBOs / handlers
95 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 in season (Confirm with the airport)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 15 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Gulfstream/Global class.
- Website
- www.puntadelesteairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Punta del Este Airport FBO (Corporación América)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (6,890 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 (A319CJ) 6,080 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ318 5,860 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo needs 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB needs 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (Laguna del Sauce) · Andreas Faessler · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons