AviatDataNueva Hespérides International Airport STY / SUSO
Salto, Salto · Uruguay · Puerta del Sur S.A. (Corporación América Airports / Aeropuertos Uruguay)
10kpax · 2026
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas
ICAO / IATASUSO / STY
OperatorPuerta del Sur S.A. (Corporación América Airports / Aeropuertos Uruguay)
Coordinates31.4347°S, 57.9842°W
Elevation141 ft · 43 m
Time zoneUYT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr10,000 (2026)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
Bonded—
AIP referenceSUSO — AIP Uruguay / DINACIA
Operating hoursMon-Sun 07:00-19:00 local (ATS/tower hours per AIP; not H24); customs/immigration on request (O/R) — operations outside published hours require PPR coordination with DINACIA/PAN
TerminalsSingle new terminal building (~780 m2 / 8,400 sq ft), opened February 2024 with domestic and international processing
Runways (2)
- 05/23 · 1,588 m / 5,210 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 13/31 · 700 m / 2,297 ft · 50 m wide · Grass
Uruguay's northern gateway near the Salto Grande thermal-springs region; fully rebuilt 2022-2024 (new runway surface, LED lighting, PAPI, new terminal) and reopened Oct 2024 with Paranair as sole scheduled carrier — direct service to Montevideo-Carrasco (Tue/Thu/Sun, CRJ-200), with the Tue/Thu flights continuing on to/from Asuncion, Paraguay via the same aircraft; surpassed 10,000 total passengers roughly 15 months after reopening (reported Jan 2026).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Aeropuertos Uruguay S.A. (Corporación América Airports)
Airport operator self-provides ramp/passenger ground handling for the sole scheduled carrier (Paranair, ASU-MVD-STY); Uruguay AIP AD 2.14-3 item 9 states 'Servicios de escala: Igual que el Explotador del AD' (same as the aerodrome operator, whose hours are H24). Note: the operator's legal entity for Salto is Aeropuertos Uruguay S.A., not Puerta del Sur S.A. (which is the separate Corporación América concessionaire specific to Carrasco/Montevideo) - confirmed via aeropuertosuruguay.com.uy, which brands Salto, Rivera, Punta del Este, Carmelo, Durazno, Paysandú and Melo under 'Aeropuertos Uruguay'.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Aeropuertos Uruguay S.A. (Corporación América Airports)
On-field fuel farm with AVGAS 100 (1 tank, 25,000 L) and Jet A1 (1 tank, 30,000 L), Philips 66-100 AD lubricant; AIP AD 2.14-3 item 8 / AD 2.14-4 lists fuelling as provided by the aerodrome operator itself, with no separate into-plane agent named. Exact tank-capacity/lubricant figures could not be (AIP portal unreachable); contact channel and operator identity were independently confirmed.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Available
Aeropuertos Uruguay S.A. (Corporación América Airports)
Airport-operated ramp equipment on the field: 115V and 28V GPUs plus an Ultra Starter Kit (model UST4030), per Uruguay AIP AD 2.14-4 remarks; run by the same operator that self-provides ground handling. Equipment-list detail unconfirmed (AIP portal unreachable); operator identity independently confirmed.
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Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available · 2 providers
Unidad de Vigilancia y Protección Aeroportuaria (U.V.P.A.)
Uruguayan Ministry of the Interior airport-security/screening unit posted at Salto with its own dedicated extension (confirmed live on aeropuertosuruguay.com.uy's Salto contact page: ext 2369); AIP AD 2.14-3 item 10 also lists 'Seguridad: Igual que el Explotador del AD'.
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Policía Aérea Nacional (PAN, Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya)
Military aeronautical police (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) providing airside/customs-adjacent policing at Salto; listed as 'Air Police' with its own dedicated Salto extension, confirmed live on aeropuertosuruguay.com.uy's Salto contact page (ext 2359). Contact email could not be (fau.mil.uy unreachable via TLS); phone/extension confirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
On request
FBO S.A. (Corporación América Airports - General Aviation)
Listed on the airport operator's own Salto contact page as the general-aviation/private-flight coordination channel for STY (ext 1456, mobile, •••) - confirmed live. FBO S.A.'s own site (fbo.com.uy) names physical FBO terminals only at Carrasco and Punta del Este, so this is a group-level GA coordination desk reachable from Salto rather than a confirmed staffed on-site facility there - physical presence at STY unconfirmed.
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Hotel & travel
Not listed