Nueva Hespérides International Airport (IATA: STY, ICAO: SUSO) is an airport serving Salto, the capital of Salto Department in Uruguay. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city.
Nueva Hespérides International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Nueva Hespérides | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Aeropuertos Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Salto, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°26′15″S 57°59′05″W / 31.43750°S 57.98472°W | ||||||||||||||
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STY Location in Uruguay | |||||||||||||||
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The airport was formerly served by Transporte Aéreo Militar Uruguayo and Aviasur, but currently has no scheduled air service. There are plans to modernize and resume air service between Salto and Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo.
The Salto VOR-DME (Ident: STO) and non-directional beacon (Ident: ST) are located on the field.[4][5]