Londrina Airport

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Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport
Aeroporto de Londrina-Governador José Richa
IATA: LDBICAO: SBLO
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Londrina
Elevation AMSL 569 m / 1,867 ft
Coordinates 23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W / -23.33028; -51.13667Coordinates: 23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W / -23.33028; -51.13667
Website Infraero LDB
Map
LDB
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,102 6,896 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 1,098,768
Aircraft Operations 34,508
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,790
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Londrina – Gov. José Richa Airport (IATA: LDB, ICAO: SBLO) is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa (1934–2003), former Mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1936 but only in 1956 the runway was paved. In 1958 a new terminal was opened and it 2000 it was extensively renovated and enlarged.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas-Viracopos
Azul Brazilian Airlines operated by TRIP Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Cascavel, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Foz do Iguaçu, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Gol Airlines Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina
TAM Airlines Brasília, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Recife, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

  • 13 December 1950: a VASP Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-SPT while on initial climb from Londrina lost engine power, crashed and caught fire. There were 3 ground fatalities.[4]
  • 14 September 1969: a VASP Douglas C-47B-45-DK registration PP-SPP operating flight 555 took off from Londrina to São Paulo-Congonhas but due to a feathered propeller, had to return to the origin. While on approach for landing, the aircraft made a sharp left turn and crashed. All 20 passengers and crew died.[5][6]
  • 14 September 2002: a Total Linhas Aéreas ATR42-312 registration PT-MTS on a cargo flight between São Paulo-Guarulhos and Londrina crashed while en route near Paranapanema. The crew of 2 died.[7]

Access

The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) southeast from downtown Londrina.

See also

References

  1. "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2012" (in Portuguese). Infraero. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013. 
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 
  4. "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 28, 2011. 
  5. "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  6. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Arremetida monomotor". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 262–266. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2. 
  7. "Accident description PT-MTS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 

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