Artigas Airport

Artigas International Airport is an airport serving Artigas, capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. The airport is west of the city, and is close to the border with Brazil.
The airport was opened in November 1973.
The Artigas non-directional beacon is located off the threshold of Runway 29. The Monte Caseros VOR-DME is located west of the airport.

Accidents and incidents

10 February 1978: a TAMU Douglas C-47A 75-DL registration CX-BJH/T511 flying from Artigas to Montevideo crashed shortly after take-off from Artigas on a domestic scheduled passenger flight. All 44 people on board, comprising 38 passengers and 6 crew, were killed, making this the second-worst crash involving a DC-3 (or derivative), and the worst aviation accident in Uruguay at the time. The airframe in question had first flown in 1943, and was damaged beyond repair in the accident.