Varginha Airport

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Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport
Aeroporto Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky
IATA: VAGICAO: SBVG
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Varginha
Elevation AMSL 922 m / 3,025 ft
Coordinates 21°35′20″S 045°28′24″W / 21.58889°S 45.47333°W / -21.58889; -45.47333Coordinates: 21°35′20″S 045°28′24″W / 21.58889°S 45.47333°W / -21.58889; -45.47333
Map
VAG
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers
Aircraft Operations
Metric tonnes of cargo
Sources: World Aero Data,[1] ANAC[2]

Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (IATA: VAG, ICAO: SBVG) is the airport serving Varginha, Brazil. The airport is named after Armando Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida (1889-1964) former Minister of the Brazilian Air Force.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines operated by TRIP Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Juiz de Fora-Serrinha, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São José dos Campos, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Varginha.

See also

References

  1. "Varginha Airport Information". World Aero Data. 
  2. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 
  3. Sousa, João Vieira; Silva, Celso Paulino. "Marechal-do-Ar Armando Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida" (in Portuguese). Incaer. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 

External links

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