Carlos Prates Airport

Carlos Prates Airport
Aeroporto Carlos Prates
IATA: none – ICAO: SBPR
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Belo Horizonte
Elevation AMSL 928 m / 3,044 ft
Coordinates 19°54′33″S 043°59′21″W / 19.90917°S 43.98917°WCoordinates: 19°54′33″S 043°59′21″W / 19.90917°S 43.98917°W
Website Infraero SBPR
Map
SBPR

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 928 3,044 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 35,921
Aircraft Operations 34,558
Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Carlos Prates Airport (ICAO: SBPR) is one of the airports serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located and this, in turn, was named after an Engineer that planned parts of Belo Horizonte.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1944 and has always been dedicated to general aviation and flying schools. Since 1973 it has been administrated by Infraero.

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Belo Horizonte.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. February 4, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.

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