| Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza |
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| IATA: FOR – ICAO: SBFZ | |||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Fortaleza | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 m / 82 ft | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 13/31 | 2,545 | 8,350 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 5,072,786 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 62,570 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 49,408 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] |
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Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil. It is named after Euclides Pinto Martins (1892–1924) a Ceará-born aviator, who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air-link between New York and Rio de Janeiro.
In 2010, the airport was ranked 6th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. It is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Fortaleza Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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The airport has its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.
During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting the Southern Atlantic operations.
On May 13, 1952 the original name, Cocorote Airport, was changed to its present name. In 1966 a passenger terminal and apron were built. Those facilities are presently used by general aviation operations.
Since January 7, 1974 the airport is operated by Infraero and in 1997 it was upgraded to international category.
In February 1998 a brand-new passenger terminal was opened.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Italy | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| ArkeFly a | Amsterdam |
| Avianca Brazil | Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte, Recife [begins January 9][4], Rio de Janeiro-Galeão [begins January 9][4] |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas-Viracopos, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís |
| Gol Airlines | Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Cruzeiro do Sul, Juazeiro do Norte, Manaus, Natal, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Juazeiro do Norte, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TACV | Praia |
| TAM Airlines | Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| Webjet | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Natal, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia |
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The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) south of downtown Fortaleza.
On August 31, 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL525 million (USD276.6 million; EUR193.8 million) investiment plan to up-grade Pinto Martins International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Fortaleza being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed in the renovation and enlargement of passenger terminal, apron, and parking with completion due in November 2013.[6]
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