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DZO Santa Bernardina International Airport
Santa Bernardina International Airport (IATA: DZO, ICAO:SUDU) is located in the the city of Durazno, Uruguay.

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IATA Code

DZO

ICAO Code

SUDU

Name

Santa Bernardina International Airport

Type

Country / Region

Uruguay (UY)

City

Durazno

Latitude

-33.3588982

Longitude

-56.4991989

Time Zone

UTC−03:00

Phone Number

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Airport Overview

Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO)

Santa Bernardina International Airport is located in Durazno, central Uruguay, at approximately 33.3589° south and 56.4992° west. Its position places it away from the country’s principal metropolitan cargo gateway and makes it more relevant to planned, project-based, charter, government, or regional movements than to routine high-frequency international air freight. The supplied airport record identifies the facility as international, but does not confirm scheduled cargo services, dedicated freight-terminal capacity, customs availability, or regular airline coverage. Our service team therefore treats this airport as an origin or destination requiring advance operational validation. For commercial shipments, we first verify airport acceptance, handling arrangements, customs status, aircraft availability, and the onward surface connection before issuing a firm routing or transit commitment.

Country / city	Uruguay / Durazno
IATA / ICAO	DZO / SUDU
Coordinates	33.3588982° S, 56.4991989° W
Local time	UTC−03:00
Address	Durazno, Uruguay

Key Highlights

What freight forwarders should assess first

Regional rather than hub-oriented profile.
Do not assume a daily international freighter or scheduled widebody connection.

Advance handling confirmation is essential.
Acceptance, loading equipment, warehouse access, and cargo documentation should be checked shipment by shipment.

Central-Uruguay location.
The airport may support Durazno-area requirements, while larger consignments may be routed through a principal Uruguayan gateway with domestic road delivery.

Charter and special-movement potential.
Aircraft type, operating permissions, ramp arrangements, and local support must be confirmed before quoting.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Facility planning for non-routine cargo

Publicly supplied data does not establish the presence of a dedicated cargo terminal, cold store, dangerous-goods warehouse, bonded facility, or automated sorting center at Santa Bernardina International Airport. Our service team will not represent these capabilities as available without written confirmation from the airport authority, ground handler, airline, or appointed charter operator.

Warehouse acceptance: confirm whether cargo is received at an airport facility, through an appointed handler, or directly for a specific flight operation.
Temperature-controlled cargo: arrange pre-alert, packaging validation, cool-room access, and maximum ramp exposure time before booking pharmaceuticals, perishables, or biologics.
Dangerous goods: obtain written confirmation of DG acceptance, trained personnel, storage restrictions, and the required DGR declaration before tendering.
Oversized or heavy cargo: verify aircraft door dimensions, lifting or loading equipment, pavement limitations, and whether a mobile crane or specialist ramp team is required.
Customs and bonded handling: confirm the actual customs control point and whether import, export, transit, or temporary-admission formalities can be completed at the airport.

Routes & Transit Times

Routing strategy and schedule control

Regular scheduled cargo routes, airline names, flight frequencies, and guaranteed transit times should not be presumed for Santa Bernardina International Airport; our team confirms the active operating plan before booking.
For general commercial cargo, a practical alternative may involve a main Uruguayan gateway followed by controlled road transport to or from Durazno. The selected gateway, road leg, customs location, and delivery term materially affect the total transit.
Charter, ad-hoc, military, humanitarian, or project movements require aircraft availability checks, permits, handling nominations, slot or operating coordination, and a confirmed ground plan.
Weather, daylight restrictions, airfield operating conditions, customs availability, cargo readiness, and road connectivity can extend the planned schedule. Any transit shown in a quotation should remain subject to final carrier and handler confirmation.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Durazno-area demand and cargo suitability

The immediate service area is Durazno and central Uruguay; the economically viable catchment depends on the final road destination, shipment urgency, and the availability of local handling.
Potentially suitable movements include urgent industrial parts, aircraft or engineering components, project cargo, emergency supplies, government-related consignments, and time-critical samples, subject to facility acceptance.
Routine e-commerce parcels, consolidated export cargo, pharmaceuticals, fresh produce, and high-volume general freight may be more efficiently planned through an established cargo gateway with established screening, warehousing, and airline connectivity.
For agricultural, food, veterinary, or biological products, the shipper must confirm commodity-specific sanitary, phytosanitary, temperature, and import requirements before selecting the airport.

Operations & Compliance

Controls that should be completed before tender

Cut-off: use a shipment-specific acceptance deadline supplied by the airline or handler. A generic airport cut-off should not be assumed, especially for charter or irregular operations.
Documents: prepare the air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list, export declaration, permits, certificates of origin where required, and any commodity-specific authorization. Names and quantities must match across documents.
Special cargo: dangerous goods, lithium batteries, live animals, perishables, medicines, human remains, and oversized freight require advance approval, correct packing, markings, labels, and handling instructions.
Customs and delivery: establish whether clearance occurs at the airport or another approved control point, who bears storage or inspection exposure, and how the consignee will collect cargo after release.

Shipping Tips

Recommended workflow from our service team

Send the commodity, dimensions, gross weight, package count, Incoterm, origin, destination, readiness date, and any special-cargo classification before requesting a rate.
Ask us to validate airport acceptance, the appointed handler, customs procedure, aircraft suitability, and the complete first-mile or final-mile plan before cargo is dispatched.
Use robust, stackable packaging with clear piece marks and dimensional accuracy; for temperature-sensitive freight, include an agreed temperature-control and contingency plan.
Keep a pre-approved alternative gateway and road route available when the movement is time-critical, oversized, subject to weather risk, or dependent on an ad-hoc flight.

Frequently Asked Questions

Practical questions from shippers and forwarders

Can Santa Bernardina International Airport receive ordinary export cargo on a daily scheduled service?
Do not assume this. Our team checks the current airline or charter operation, handler acceptance, customs process, and cargo cut-off for the requested date.

Is the airport suitable for urgent industrial parts?
It may be suitable when an operating aircraft and ground-handling plan are confirmed. For high urgency, we compare direct charter or special movement options with a main-gateway and road-feeder solution.

Can pharmaceuticals or chilled cargo be routed through the airport?
Only after confirming cold-chain facilities, acceptance responsibility, ramp exposure limits, packaging requirements, and customs release arrangements. Otherwise, a gateway with established temperature-controlled handling is normally safer.

How should dangerous goods be booked?
Provide the shipper’s declaration or applicable battery information, UN number, proper shipping name, packing details, and dimensions before booking. Acceptance remains subject to the operating carrier and handler.

Will customs clearance necessarily take place at the airport?
No. The clearance location and procedure must be confirmed with the appointed customs broker and relevant authorities for the specific import, export, or transit movement.

Data Sources & Provenance

Data basis and verification boundary

Airport identity, codes, name, city, country, coordinates, address, and time-zone information on this page are based on the supplied airport record. Operational details such as airline schedules, cargo acceptance, customs arrangements, handling equipment, facilities, fees, and transit times are time-sensitive and must be reconfirmed before shipment execution.

Uruguay civil aviation regulatory and aeronautical-information reference: dinacia.gub.uy
International airport and airline coding reference: iata.org
International aviation standards and aerodrome reference framework: icao.int

These sources support identity, regulatory, and coding verification only; they do not by themselves confirm a current flight schedule, cargo terminal, warehouse capability, customs service, or shipment-specific acceptance.