Airport Codes
Total 1 airports of TAW
Tacuarembo (IATA: TAW, ICAO:SUTB) is located in the city of Uruguay.
Tacuarembo Airport (TAW)
Tacuarembo is a local airport serving Tacuarembo, Uruguay, identified in the supplied airport record by IATA code TAW and ICAO code SUTB. The record classifies it as a non-main airport and shows no listed air or express services. For international freight planning, our platform therefore treats Tacuarembo as a local or contingency access point rather than an established scheduled cargo gateway. Shipment acceptance, aircraft operation, customs handling and ground availability must be confirmed before any routing is quoted.
| Airport name | Tacuarembo |
|---|---|
| Location | Tacuarembo, Uruguay |
| IATA / ICAO | TAW / SUTB |
| Airport record indicators | Non-main airport; listed air services: 0; listed express services: 0 |
| Coordinate field in supplied record | 0.0000000 / 0.0000000; not suitable for dispatch navigation or distance calculation without independent verification |
Local-airport profile
The supplied record does not indicate a regular international cargo network, so standard airport-to-airport freight assumptions should not be applied.
Pre-clearance required
Our service team should verify operating status, handling party, customs availability and aircraft acceptance before booking or issuing a firm cut-off.
Likely gateway planning
International cargo may need to use a Uruguay gateway with confirmed scheduled connectivity, followed by an approved road or charter solution to the Tacuarembo area.
Limited-special-cargo suitability
Temperature-controlled, dangerous-goods, live-animal and high-value shipments require written confirmation of facilities, security and qualified handling.
Our platform does not assume that Tacuarembo has a dedicated cargo terminal, bonded warehouse, cold room, dangerous-goods store, automated sortation line or permanent customs warehouse. These services must be checked for the specific movement and date.
- Acceptance and build-up: Confirm whether a local handler can receive, weigh, screen, document and prepare cargo for the proposed aircraft.
- Customs and controlled storage: Verify whether export or import customs formalities can be completed locally. If not, arrange processing through the selected international gateway.
- Temperature-sensitive cargo: Do not tender pharmaceuticals, perishables or frozen products until passive or active temperature-control capability and transfer times are confirmed in writing.
- Dangerous goods: Require carrier and handler acceptance before dispatch; availability of a DG store or trained acceptance staff should never be presumed.
- Security and high-value freight: Confirm screening, secure holding, access control and chain-of-custody arrangements, particularly where road feeder transport is required.
- International routing: Our service team will normally evaluate a confirmed Uruguayan gateway with scheduled international uplift, then compare road feeder, charter or other approved onward options to Tacuarembo.
- Airline selection: No regular carrier, flight frequency or cargo route is inferred from the supplied record. The operating airline, aircraft type, allotment and acceptance status must be confirmed for each shipment.
- Transit planning: The total transit window depends on gateway connection, customs release, road availability, weather, aircraft performance restrictions and local handling arrangements. We provide a firm estimate only after operational confirmation.
- Fallback routing: For urgent or time-critical freight, our team may recommend direct delivery from the gateway or an alternative regional airport if the local airport cannot accept the shipment.
Tacuarembo serves the surrounding inland area of northern Uruguay. Our platform approaches this market as a regional origin or destination requiring coordinated airport and surface logistics rather than as a high-frequency cargo hub.
Regional supply cargo
Industrial parts, maintenance items, tools and other time-sensitive supplies may be suitable when aircraft and ground handling are specifically confirmed.
Forestry and agricultural links
Forestry, livestock and agricultural activity can generate samples, documents, spare parts and selected perishable products; shipment-specific permits and handling conditions apply.
E-commerce and general cargo
Small parcels and general commercial freight are more likely to require consolidation through a confirmed gateway and final-mile delivery by road.
Special cargo caution
Medical, live-animal, fresh, frozen, dangerous or high-value shipments need a dedicated feasibility review rather than a standard airport booking.
- Booking and cut-off: There is no assumed public cargo cut-off for Tacuarembo. Our team must obtain the handler's acceptance deadline, documentation deadline and aircraft operating window before issuing shipping instructions.
- Documentation: Prepare a commercial invoice, packing list, transport instructions, accurate HS classification and any applicable export, import, sanitary, phytosanitary or controlled-goods permits. Requirements depend on the commodity and routing.
- Dangerous goods and batteries: Provide the correct UN number, packing instruction, declaration and marks where applicable. Lithium batteries, chemicals and aerosols must not be tendered on a general-cargo assumption.
- Customs and inspection: Allow contingency for document review, physical examination, transfer to a customs-controlled facility and release coordination. Cargo should not be dispatched until the responsible customs route is agreed.
- Pickup and delivery: Confirm truck access, loading equipment, road restrictions, consignee availability and proof-of-delivery requirements. Local airport collection may not offer the same equipment as a major cargo terminal.
- Send our service team the commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, Incoterm, origin, final destination and required delivery date before requesting a route.
- Use robust, weather-resistant packaging suitable for possible road transfer and manual handling. Mark each piece clearly and provide dimensional details that match the packing list.
- For perishables or pharmaceuticals, specify the required temperature range, packaging qualification, logger requirement and maximum transfer exposure before booking.
- Keep an alternative gateway or road-forwarding plan available. This is particularly important when the shipment is urgent, aircraft-dependent or subject to customs or special-cargo approval.
Can Tacuarembo handle international air freight directly?
The supplied record lists no air or express services. Direct international cargo acceptance must therefore be confirmed with the operating party for the proposed date; our team can assess a gateway-and-road alternative when direct acceptance is unavailable.
Can I use TAW as the destination airport on the air waybill?
Only after the airline, handler and customs route have accepted the shipment. Otherwise, the air waybill may need to show the confirmed international gateway, with Tacuarembo handled as the onward delivery point.
Are dangerous goods, lithium batteries or pharmaceuticals accepted?
Acceptance is not presumed. Send the complete commodity and compliance details to our service team so the carrier, handler, packaging, storage and customs requirements can be checked before tender.
Is a firm transit time available before booking?
Not from the airport record alone. A reliable estimate requires confirmed uplift, handling, customs processing and onward transport arrangements. Our team will state the assumptions and exclusions in the routing proposal.
| Primary airport identifiers | Supplied airport record: Tacuarembo, Uruguay; IATA TAW; ICAO SUTB; city Tacuarembo; non-main indicator; listed air and express service indicators. |
|---|---|
| Coordinate boundary | The supplied longitude and latitude are both recorded as 0.0000000. They are displayed as source-field information only and are not used for routing, mileage or navigation decisions. |
| Official verification reference | For current civil-aviation status and operational validation, our team should cross-check applicable Uruguayan aviation information through dinacia.gub.uy. |
| Customs verification reference | Commodity-specific customs, import and export requirements should be checked with Uruguay’s customs authority through aduanas.gub.uy. |
| Verification boundary | Carrier schedules, handler appointments, cargo facilities, customs opening arrangements, acceptance cut-offs, charges and transit times are dynamic operational data. Our service team confirms these items case by case before dispatch. |