Campo de Marte Airport
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| Campo de Marte Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: N/A - ICAO: SBMT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Military of Brazil | ||
| Serves | São Paulo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,368 ft (722 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 5,250 | 1,600 | Asphalt |
Campo de Marte Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: SBMT) (see Campus Martius) was São Paulo's first airport, opened in 1919. To fulfill the unexpectedly growing demands, and solve the problem of flooding by nearby Tietê River, VASP airline, once based there, was transfered in 1936 to a new airport constructed by that company at the south end of the city: Congonhas Domestic Airport was initially known as "Campo da VASP" (VASP's field). Currently, Campo de Marte is administered by Infraero.
Campo de Marte is 6 km north from the city's downtown. Handling more than 82,000 take-offs and landings in 2003, the airport was the 5th busiest Brazilian airport that year, by number of operations.
With a runway 1400x30 m, it houses flight schools, helicopters and non-regular flights. It has limited night operations capability, usually reserved to helicopters.
[edit] External link
- World Aero Data airport information for SBMT
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