Uberlândia Airport
Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (IATA: UDI, ICAO: 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.
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
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Araxá, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brasília, Campinas, Goiânia, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio Verde, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberaba |
| Gol Airlines | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Cuiabá, Goiânia, Palmas, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM Airlines | São Paulo-Congonhas |
Accidents and incidents
Access
The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uberlândia.
See also
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