The Country

Geography:

Uruguay, on the east coast of South America south of Brazil and east of Argentina. The country consists of a low, rolling plain in the south and a low plateau in the north. It has a 193 km (120 miles) Atlantic shoreline, a 378 km (235 mile) frontage on the Rio de la Plata, and 435 km (270 mile) on the Uruguay River, its western boundary. The country is located between 53° to 58° western geographic longitude and 30° to 35° southern geographic latitude and has an area of 176.215 square kilometres (68.037 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital Montevideo are about 56°12' W and 34°54' S.

National History:
 

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Uruguay History

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'CX' is used from 1929 to Present; eg: CX-AAA to CX-ZZZ.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya)

Naval Aviation (Aviación Naval Uruguaya)

Central Government Agencies:
Dirección General de Infraestructura Aeronáutica (DGIA)

Public Service Aviation:
None at present.

Commercial Aviation:
Aero Uruguay

Aerolineas Uruguayana SA

Aeromás

Aerosur

Private Aviation:
None at present.

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Artigas / Artigas AP (IATA code: ATI)

Bella Union / Bella Union AP (IATA code: BUV)

Colonia del Sacramento / Laguna de los Patos AP (IATA code: CYR)

San Pedro de Durazno / Santa Bernadina IAP (IATA code: DZO)

Melo / Cerro Largo IAP (IATA code: MLZ)

Montevideo / Carrasco IAP (IATA code: MVD)

Punta del Este / Maldonado / El Jaguel IAP (IATA code: PDP)

Paysandu / Tydeo Larre Borges IAP (IATA code: PDU)

Rivera / Oscar S. Gestido AP (IATA code: RVY)

Salto / Salto Nueva Hesperides AP (IATA code: STY)

Tacuarembo / Tacuarembo AP (IATA code: TAW)

Treinta y Tres / Treinta y Tres AP (IATA code: TYT)

Vichadero / Vichadero AP (IATA code: VCH)

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
Museo Aeronáutico "Cnel. Jaime Meregalli", Av. Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga S/N, Montevideo

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Armed Forces of Latin America (Adrian English)