# Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD / SUMU)

**Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport** (IATA: MVD, ICAO: SUMU) is a large airport in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones Department, Uruguay. It opened in 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,200 m (10,499 ft). In 2025 it handled 2.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MVD / SUMU
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones Department, Uruguay
- Opened: 1947
- Elevation: 32 m / 105 ft
- Coordinates: -34.8356, -56.0265
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 2,084,836 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Montevideo
- Website: https://www.aeropuertodecarrasco.com.uy/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrasco_International_Airport (32 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9064
- Weather station: SUMU · WMO 86580
- Ident: SUMU

## Timeline

- 1947: Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 053° / 233° | yes |
| 01/19 | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 359° / 179° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,602,321 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,670,707 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,870,853 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,102,516 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,071,724 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,987,389 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 508,203 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 423,997 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,221,151 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,763,352 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 2,097,237 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 2,084,836 | Wikidata |

## Routes

15 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [ASU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgas.md) Silvio Pettirossi International Airport · Paraguay · 1,077 km / 669 mi · Paranair, LATAM Airlines Paraguay
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 1,367 km / 849 mi · LATAM Airlines Chile, Sky Airline, JetSmart
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,570 km / 976 mi · Sky Airline, LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,823 km / 1,133 mi · JetSmart, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 3,020 km / 1,877 mi · Sky Airline
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 3,311 km / 2,057 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru
- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 3,896 km / 2,421 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 4,788 km / 2,975 mi · Avianca
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 5,466 km / 3,396 mi · Copa Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 6,080 km / 3,778 mi · Arajet
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 9,947 km / 6,181 mi · Iberia, Air Europa

### Seasonal (5)

- [FLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfl.md) Hercílio Luz International Airport · Brazil · 1,067 km / 663 mi · Sky Airline Peru
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 3,311 km / 2,057 mi · Sky Airline Peru
- [REC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf.md) Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Brazil · 3,668 km / 2,279 mi · JetSmart
- [NAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsg.md) Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · Brazil · 3,865 km / 2,402 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 7,210 km / 4,480 mi · American Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (2)

- [Amaszonas Uruguay](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amaszonas-uruguay)
- S9 [SUA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sua)

### Passenger (15)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 4
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 3
- H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 3
- H8 [Sky Airline Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline-peru) · 2 · seasonal
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- PZ [LATAM Airlines Paraguay](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-paraguay) · 1
- LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 1
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1
- ZP [Paranair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paranair) · 1

Former hub of [Aero Uruguay](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-uruguay), [Compañía Aeronáutica Uruguaya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/compania-aeronautica-uruguaya), [Uair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uair).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.1M (2025) | #561 of 3,974 | #44 in South America | #1 in UY |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =34 in South America | #1 in UY |
| Elevation | 32 m / 105 ft | =36,652 of 43,403 | =8,125 in South America | #40 in UY |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =43 in South America | #2 in UY |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =4 in UY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.200 |
| MISC | CXK CARRASCO RDO | 545.100 |
| PTD | A/F CARRASCO CXJ | 831.500 |
| RDO | RDO | 553.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [UY-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uy-0020.md) Cumbres de Carrasco Airport · 10.0 km / 6.2 mi
- [SUGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/suga.md) Military Aeronautical School · 12 km / 7.2 mi
- [SUBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/subl.md) Captain Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base · 13 km / 8.0 mi
- [SUAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/suaa.md) Ángel S. Adami International Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [SUCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sucn.md) Aeroclub Canelones · 42 km / 26 mi
- [UY-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uy-0019.md) Wings of Freedom Airport · 50 km / 31 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: “Carrasco International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carrasco_International_Airport&oldid=1376185463), revision of 22 Sep 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/sumu/data
