Carrasco International Airport (IATA: MVD, ICAO: SUMU) is the largest airport in Uruguay. It is located at the north of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones department, close and towards the east side of the capital city of Montevideo, which it serves. Ciudad de la Costa is the name of the city where the airport is located, which extends into eastern Montevideo .The Carrasco International Airport serves to more than 1.500.000 passengers each year, and for 2010 is projected to serve to more than 2.800.000 passengers. In 2003, the government transferred the administration, operation and maintenance of the airport to a private investment group. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34º 53S 56º 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo (IPA: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The Canelones Department (Spanish: Departamento de Canelones), with an area of 4,536 km² (1,752 square miles) and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. ... A department is geographic area of a centralized country which functions as an administrative unit. ... Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34º 53S 56º 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo (IPA: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This airport presently charges users an Airport Improvement Fee. An Airport Improvement Fee is a tax paid by departing or connecting passengers at an infrastructure improvements. ...

The jetways at the airport have glass walls which provide a spacious and modern feel. However, there are only two jetways. It is quite common for a plane to be loaded using passenger buses.

On February 3, 2007 construction began on a new, modern, US$134 million dollar terminal that will be located parallel to Runway 06/24. The new terminal, designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, will have a car parking with capacity for 1200 vehicles, and is scheduled to open in early 2009 and will not replace the current terminal. A new US$7 million dollar cargo terminal is also being constructed. is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Rafael Viñoly, a world-famous architect, was born in 1944 in Uruguay. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about transported goods. ...

Runway 06/24 has been improved and brougth to 3200mts, which allows the airport to operate non-stop fligths to the both the U.S. and Europe.

Airlines and destinations

• Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Porto Alegre)
• Aeromás (Paysandú, Rivera, Salto, Tacuarembó)
• American Airlines (Miami, Buenos-Aires-EZE and connections (MIA, JFK, DFW))
• Copa Airlines (Panama City)
• Iberia (Madrid)
• GOL (Porto Alegre, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
• LAN Airlines (Santiago)
• PLUNA (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Córdoba, Florianópolis, Madrid, Porto Alegre, Punta del Este, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
• Sol Líneas Aéreas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
• TACA
  • TACA Peru (Lima)[1]
• TAM Mercosur (Asunción)
• TAM (São Paulo-Guarulhos)
• Varig (São Paulo-Guarulhos)

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External links

• Airport website
• Cargo Terminal website