Santa Bernardina International Airport

Santa Bernardina International Airport Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base
Uruguayan Air Force OA-37B
IATA: DZO ICAO: SUDU
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Aeropuertos Uruguay
Serves	Durazno, Uruguay
Elevation AMSL	305 ft / 93 m
Coordinates	33°21′35″S 56°30′00″W
Map
DZO Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,285 7,497 Concrete/Asphalt 10/28 1,450 4,757 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] SkyVector[2] Google Maps[3]

Santa Bernardina International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Santa Bernardina) (IATA: DZO, ICAO: SUDU) is a military and general aviation airport serving Durazno, capital of the Durazno Department of Uruguay.

The facilities are shared with the Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base of the Uruguayan Air Force.

The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) across the Yí River, northeast from downtown Durazno. The Durazno VOR-DME (Ident: DUR) is located on the field. Several non-directional beacons are located around the airport.[4]

Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base

Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base is a base of the Uruguayan Air Force that shares facilities at the Santa Bernardina International Airport.

Air Brigade No. 2 is stationed at the base. The brigade has three operating squadrons:

• No. 2 Squadron flies 7 Cessna A-37 Dragonfly aircraft in fighter and ground attack missions.
• Advanced Flight Squadron flies 5 Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft.
• Enlace Squadron flies 4 Cessna 206 and 1 Cessna 210 aircraft in utility and liaison roles.

See also

• Uruguay portal
• Aviation portal
• Transport in Uruguay
• List of airports in Uruguay
• Tte. 2° Mario W. Parallada Air Base - Spanish Wikipedia

References

1. "Airport information for Santa Bernardina International Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006.
2. "Santa Bernardina-Durazno Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
3. "Santa Bernardina Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
4. "Durazno VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Durazno
• Airport information for Santa Bernardina International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
• Current weather for Durazno, Uruguay at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for Durazno/Santa Bernardina International Airport at Aviation Safety Network