Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones Department (Uruguay)

IATA: MVD ICAO: SUMU

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

105 ft

32 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-34.8356°, -56.0265°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#762 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Uruguay)

#1 of 1 in UY

#1 of 11 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MVD in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #762 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #1 in Uruguay.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MVD lies at 32 m (105 ft), #436 of 650 published airports by elevation and 28.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MVD. Nearest published airport: Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE), 124 NM, 10,827 ft (328 ft longer than MVD); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

MVD runways: 07/25 10,499 × 148 ft permanent paved (pem); 01/19 7,382 × 148 ft permanent paved (pem). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01/19	7,382 ft (2250 m / 2.250 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10/28	5,577 ft (1700 m / 1.700 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →