# Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport (PDP / SULS)

**Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport** (IATA: PDP, ICAO: SULS) is a medium airport in Punta del Este, Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It opened on 17 May 1920. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,133 m (6,998 ft). In 2022 it handled 119 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/suls

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PDP / SULS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Punta del Este, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
- Opened: 17 May 1920
- Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft
- Coordinates: -34.8551, -55.0943
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,133 m / 6,998 ft
- Passengers: 119,000 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Montevideo
- Website: http://www.puntadeleste.aero
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A1n_de_Corbeta_Carlos_A._Curbelo_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9071
- Weather station: SULS
- Ident: SULS

## Timeline

- 17 May 1920: Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,133 m / 6,998 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 073° / 253° | yes |
| 01/19 | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | 38 m / 125 ft | Asphalt | 358° / 178° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 25,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 119,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal (4)

- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 305 km / 190 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [POA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpa.md) Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Brazil · 654 km / 406 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [ASU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgas.md) Silvio Pettirossi International Airport · Paraguay · 1,094 km / 680 mi · Paranair
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,520 km / 944 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PDP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 3 · seasonal
- ZP [Paranair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paranair) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 119K (2022) | #1,744 of 3,974 | #162 in South America | #2 in UY |
| Longest runway | 2,133 m / 6,998 ft | =3,527 of 29,858 | #225 in South America | #3 in UY |
| Elevation | 29 m / 95 ft | =37,097 of 43,403 | =8,179 in South America | #45 in UY |
| Age | Opened 1920 | =185 of 15,079 | =1 in South America | #1 in UY |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =4 in UY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G | 122.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 117.600 |
| RDO | RDO | 45.662 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SUPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/supl.md) Centro Aeronáutico Piriápolis · 14 km / 9.0 mi
- [SUPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/supe.md) El Jagüel / Punta del Este Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [UY-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uy-0019.md) Wings of Freedom Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [SUMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sumi.md) Minas Municipal Airfield · 58 km / 36 mi
- [SUCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sucl.md) La Calera Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [UY-0021](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uy-0021.md) La Rinconada Airport · 75 km / 47 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capitán_de_Corbeta_Carlos_A._Curbelo_International_Airport&oldid=1366225739), revision of 26 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/suls/data