URGSBUG

Rubem Berta Airport

Uruguaiana, Brazil · Latin America

Latin America America/Sao_Paulo

1direct destinations

1airlines

2runways

1,500 mLongest runway

Uruguaiana–Ruben Berta International Airport (IATA: URG, ICAO: SBUG) is the airport serving Uruguaiana, Brazil. Since September 29, 1967 it is named after Ruben Berta (1907–1966), third Manager-Director of Varig. Even though Ruben Berta was spelled as Ruben the airport's official name is spelled Rubem. It is operated by Motiva.

Location

29.782°S, 57.038°O · 78 m s. n. m. (256 ft)

General data

CountryBrazil

CityUruguaiana

IATA codeURG

ICAO codeSBUG

Coordinates29.782°S, 57.038°O

Elevation78 m s. n. m. (256 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Runways2

Longest runway1,500 m

OperatorInfraero

Direct destinations1

Official website

Runways · 2

9/27

Length1,500 m4,921 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

4/22

Length800 m2,625 ft

Width50 m164 ft

SurfaceGrass

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Flight information

118.100URUGUAIANA RDO

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1945 and the terminal building in 1968. On September 29, 1967, the airport was renamed after Ruben Berta.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport. On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.

On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports. The transaction was completed on August 31, 2026.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Azul Brazilian Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Rubem Berta Airport (URG). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URG

MLA

“Rubem Berta Airport (URG).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URG. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Rubem Berta Airport (URG).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URG.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Rubem Berta Airport (URG). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URG (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_urg,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Rubem Berta Airport (URG)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URG},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URG}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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