Rivera International Airport

Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido
IATA: RVY – ICAO: SURV
Summary
Serves	Rivera
Elevation AMSL	217 m / 712 ft
Coordinates	30°58′28″S 055°28′34″W / 30.97444°S 55.47611°WCoordinates: 30°58′28″S 055°28′34″W / 30.97444°S 55.47611°W
Map
RVY Location in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,830 6,004 Asphalt
Sources: Great Circle Mapper[1]

Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (IATA: RVY, ICAO: SURV), formerly called Cerro Chapeau International Airport, is the airport serving Rivera, Uruguay and also Santana do Livramento, Brazil. It is named after Óscar Diego Gestido (1901-1967), President of Uruguay in 1967.

History

The airport was opened on June 16, 1979.

Airlines and destinations

BQB Airlines used to fly to Rivera, but that airline went bankrupt in 2015.

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown Rivera and 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Santana do Livramento.

References

1. Airport Information on Great Circle Mapper

External links

• Airport information for SURV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SURV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SURV at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for RVY at Aviation Safety Network
• Rivera International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net