Uberlândia Airport

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport
Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato
IATA: UDIICAO: SBUL
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Uberlândia
Elevation AMSL 943 m / 3,094 ft
Coordinates
Website Infraero UDI
Map
UDI
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,950 6,398 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 765,395
Aircraft Operations 26,909
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,087
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (IATA: UDIICAO: SBUL) is the airport serving Uberlândia, Brazil. Since 2001 the airport is named after the Uberlândia-born pilot of the Brazilian Air Force César Bombonato (1955-1998), who died on an air crash.

It is operated by Infraero.

Contents

History

The first flight to the site of the airport was operated on May 10, 1935 but the area was officially designated only on July 21, 1953.

In 1980 the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.

In 2005 the airport terminal was extensively renewed and enlarged and in 2007 the runway was extended.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Gol Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Goiânia, Palmas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TAM Airlines São Paulo-Congonhas
TRIP Linhas Aéreas Araxá, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brasília, Goiânia, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio Verde, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberaba
Webjet Belo Horizonte-Confins, Salvador da Bahia

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uberlândia.

See also

References

External links

Aviation portal
Brazil portal