Monte Caseros Airport

Summary

Monte Caseros Airport (IATA: MCS, ICAO: SARM) is an airport serving Monte Caseros, a town in the Corrientes Province of Argentina. Monte Caseros is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the triple border between Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Monte Caseros Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationMonte Caseros
Elevation AMSL170 ft / 52 m
Coordinates30°16′20″S 57°38′21″W / 30.27222°S 57.63917°W / -30.27222; -57.63917
Map
MCS is located in Argentina
MCS
MCS
Location in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,318 4,324 Grass
Sources: WAD[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The runway is just south of the town and 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) west of the Uruguay River, which is the international border between Argentina and Uruguay. An asphalt parallel runway just west of the grass runway is marked closed.[4][5]

The Monte Caseros VOR-DME (Ident: MCS) is located on the field.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Airport information for Monte Caseros Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ "Monte Caseros Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Monte Caseros Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ "West runway closed". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Closed runway". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Monte Caseros VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links edit

  • OpenStreetMap - Monte Caseros Airport
  • Airport information for Monte Caseros Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  • Accident history for MCS at Aviation Safety Network