Rivera International Airport


Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport, formerly called Cerro Chapeu International Airport, is an airport serving Rivera, the capital of Rivera Department in Uruguay, and also serving Santana do Livramento, Brazil. The airport is in the countryside southeast of Rivera.
The airport was opened on June 16, 1979, and is named after Óscar Diego Gestido, President of Uruguay in 1967.
There are low wooded hills north and east of the runway. The Tacuarembo VOR-DME is located south-southwest of the airport. The Rivera non-directional beacon is located on the field.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.