Highest Airports in Uruguay
Airports in Uruguay ranked by elevation above sea level.
1La Lata Aeroclub AirportRivera · 743 ft above sea level
226 m
2Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational AirportRivera/Santana do Livramento · 712 ft above sea level
217 m
3Los Alamos AirportAceguá · 558 ft above sea level
170 m
4Cardona AirportCardona · 554 ft above sea level
169 m
5Estancia Don Tomás AirstripPaso Hospital · 502 ft above sea level
153 m
6La Calera AirportMinas · 501 ft above sea level
153 m
7Frigorifico Tacuarembó AirportTacuarembó · 490 ft above sea level
149 m
8Vichadero AirportVichadero · 488 ft above sea level
149 m
9Sarandí del Yí AirportSarandi del Yí · 460 ft above sea level
140 m
10Minas Municipal AirfieldMinas · 458 ft above sea level
140 m
11Garcia Brum Airstrip448 ft above sea level
137 m
12Tacuarembo AirportTacuarembo · 440 ft above sea level
134 m
13Juan B. Desalvo AirportTrinidad · 423 ft above sea level
129 m
14Artigas International AirportArtigas · 410 ft above sea level
125 m
15San Gregorio AirportCerro Chato · 371 ft above sea level
113 m
16Cerro Largo International AirportMelo · 364 ft above sea level
111 m
17Treinta y Tres AirportTreinta y Tres · 337 ft above sea level
103 m
18José Pedro Varela AirportJosé Pedro Varela · 316 ft above sea level
96 m
19Santa Bernardina International AirportDurazno · 305 ft above sea level
93 m
20Guichón AirfieldGuichón · 291 ft above sea level
89 m
21Aeroclub Guichón AirfieldGuichón · 276 ft above sea level
84 m
22Tomás Gomenzoro AirportTomás Gomenzoro · 273 ft above sea level
83 m
23La Media Luna AirportYucutujá · 255 ft above sea level
78 m
24Placeres AirportBella Union · 252 ft above sea level
77 m
25Young AirportYoung · 230 ft above sea level
70 m
26San José AirportSan José · 229 ft above sea level
70 m
27Florida Aviation CenterFlorida · 188 ft above sea level
57 m
28Nueva Hesperides International AirportSalto · 187 ft above sea level
57 m
29Charles Chalkling AirportPaysandú · 184 ft above sea level
56 m
30OTA Agricultural AirportTreinta y Tres · 184 ft above sea level
56 m
31Ángel S. Adami International AirportMontevideo · 174 ft above sea level
53 m
32Saman Lascano AirportLascano · 163 ft above sea level
50 m
33Estancia Nueva Mehlem AirportNuevo Berlin · 158 ft above sea level
48 m
34Termas del Arapey AirportTermas del Arapey · 153 ft above sea level
47 m
35La Horqueta AirportPuntas de Valdez · 144 ft above sea level
44 m
36Tydeo Larre Borges AirportPaysandú · 138 ft above sea level
42 m
37Nueva Helvecia AirportNueva Helvecia · 135 ft above sea level
41 m
38Captain Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air BaseMontevideo · 131 ft above sea level
40 m
39Rocha AirportRocha · 130 ft above sea level
40 m
40Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportCiudad de la Costa · 105 ft above sea level
32 m
41La Rabida AirportCostas del Tigre · 104 ft above sea level
32 m
42SAMAN Vergara AirportVergara · 102 ft above sea level
31 m
43Centro Aeronáutico PiriápolisPunta Colorada · 100 ft above sea level
30 m
44Aeroclub CanelonesCanelones · 98 ft above sea level
30 m
45Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International AirportPunta del Este · 95 ft above sea level
29 m
46Ricardo Raver AirportEcilda Paullier · 92 ft above sea level
28 m
47Cumbres de Carrasco AirportCiudad de la Costa · 83 ft above sea level
25 m
48Estancia El Monasterio AirstripLos Ajos · 82 ft above sea level
25 m
49Kiyú AirportKiyú · 75 ft above sea level
23 m
50Ricardo Detomasi AirportMercedes · 68 ft above sea level
21 m
Highlights
Within Uruguay, La Lata Aeroclub Airport ranks first in 2026 with 226 m, followed by Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport (217 m) and Los Alamos Airport (170 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 226 m (La Lata Aeroclub Airport) to 21 m (Ricardo Detomasi Airport), with a median of 70 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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