Salgado Filho International Airport

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Salgado Filho International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho
IATA: POAICAO: SBPA
WMO: 83971
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Porto Alegre
Elevation AMSL 3 m / 11 ft
Coordinates 29°59′38″S 051°10′16″W / 29.99389°S 51.17111°W / -29.99389; -51.17111Coordinates: 29°59′38″S 051°10′16″W / 29.99389°S 51.17111°W / -29.99389; -51.17111
Website Infraero POA
Map
POA

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,280 7,481 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 8,447,307
Aircraft Operations 94,409
Metric tonnes of cargo 20,886
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]
TAM Airlines and Gol Transportes Aéreos airliners at Salgado Filho.
Check-in.
The Gol 737–800 PR-GTA on the Terminal 1, Gate 3 Right.

Salgado Filho International Airport (IATA: POA, ICAO: SBPA) is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho (1888–1950). It is operated by Infraero.

History

Salgado Filho was originally called São João Federal Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located. In the beginning it was an air club, where the first flights landed on May 31, 1923.

In 1932, needing a facility to use its aircraft with landing-gear which were replacing its seaplanes, Varig started using São João Airport as its operational base. However, it was only in 1940 that the first passenger terminal was inaugurated.[4]

On October 12, 1951, São João Federal Airport was renamed Salgado Filho Airport, after the Senator and Minister who died the year before on a crash involving a SAVAG aircraft that departed from Porto Alegre.

In 1953 the old terminal was incorporated into the maintenance facilities of Varig, a new passenger terminal was opened,[5] and runways were paved. Until that year larger aircraft such as Lockheed L-049 Constellations had to land at Canoas Air Force Base.[6] This new terminal is known as Passenger Terminal 2. It underwent major renovations and enlargements between 1969 and 1971 but unable to cope with the increasing traffic, another brand new facility was built. This new facility was named Passenger Terminal 1 and opened on September 11, 2001. Terminal 2 became underused by general aviation and cargo services.

However, in order to cope with the increasing passenger traffic at the airport, on September 8, 2010 a decision was made to renovate Terminal 2 and bring it back into passenger use.[7] It became operational on December 4, 2010.[8]

The total area of the Salgado Filho Airport is about 3,805,810.04 m² with 142,750 m² of ramp area. Terminal 1 has 37,600 m² and 16 gates with jetways. Terminal 2 has 15,540 m². In front of terminal 1 there is a carpark with 1,440 places. Terminal 1 is the first facility in Latin America with a shopping mall.

One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Salgado Filho International Airport.

Terminals, airlines and destinations


Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque 1
American Airlines Miami (ends 3 March 2016)[9] 1
Avianca Brazil Florianópolis, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos 1
Avianca Peru Lima 1
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas, Chapecó, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, Joinville, Londrina, Maringá, Navegantes, Pelotas, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Santa Maria, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uruguaiana
Seasonal: Punta del Este
2
Copa Airlines Panama City 1
Gol Airlines Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Montevideo (ends 22 February 2016), Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Seasonal: Santiago de Chile
1
TAM Airlines Brasília, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos 1
TAP Portugal Lisbon 1

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Florida West International Airways Miami
LAN Cargo Miami
Total Linhas Aéreas São Paulo-Guarulhos

Ground transportation

Metro connects Airport-Downtown.

The International Airport of Porto Alegre is served by rail, taxi, and bus.

Metro

People mover (Aeromóvel) connects the International Airport to the Porto Alegre Metro Airport Station since August 10, 2013.[10] Porto Alegre Metro connects Downtown Porto Alegre with the International Airport and cities of metropolitan area.

Taxi

Terminals 1 and 2 have taxi services.

Bus

The bus lines T5, T11, and B09 link Terminal 1 - International Airport to the city of Porto Alegre.

Accidents and incidents

Internal view.

Major accidents involving fatalities

Incident

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. February 4, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. Beting, Gianfranco; Beting, Joelmir (2009). Varig: Eterna Pioneira (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre and São Paulo: EDIPUCRS and Beting Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-85-7430-901-9.
  5. Beting, Gianfranco; Beting, Joelmir (2009). Varig: Eterna Pioneira (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre and São Paulo: EDIPUCRS and Beting Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-85-7430-901-9.
  6. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Está faltando um". 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. p. 96. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  7. "Reformulação do antigo terminal do Aeroporto Salgado Filho é antecipada" (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  8. Andrade, Artur Luiz (December 1, 2010). "Webjet utiliza terminal 2 do Salgado Filho (RS)" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  9. "American Airlines anuncia fim do voo Porto Alegre-Miami" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  10. Com a presença de Dilma, aeromóvel é inaugurado em Porto Alegre (Portuguese)
  11. Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa. p. 75.
  12. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Verão de 1942". 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. 42–48. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  13. Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa. p. 76.
  14. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "O Electra e o temporal". 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. 61–65. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  15. "Accident description PP-VBI". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  16. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Fogo a bordo". 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. 83–86. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  17. "Accident description PP-SAA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  18. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Salgado Filho". 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. 102–107. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  19. "Accident description PP-AXJ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  20. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Erro de navegação". 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. 112–117. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  21. "Accident description PP-VCS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  22. "Incident description PP-VJL". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

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