Pelotas International Airport

João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional João Simões Lopes Neto
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Pelotas
Elevation AMSL 18 m / 59 ft
Coordinates 31°42′58″S 052°19′52″W / 31.71611°S 52.33111°W / -31.71611; -52.33111Coordinates: 31°42′58″S 052°19′52″W / 31.71611°S 52.33111°W / -31.71611; -52.33111
Website Infraero PET
Map
PET

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,980 6,496 Asphalt
15/24 1,230 4,035 rolled earth
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 48,944
Aircraft Operations 2,103
Metric tonnes of cargo 31
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport (IATA: PET, ICAO: SBPK) is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.

This airport was named after the regional writer João Simões Lopes Neto (1865 — 1916) and it is operated by Infraero.

History

On June 22, 1927 the city of Pelotas received the first official commercial passenger flight operated by the first Brazilian airline, Varig, founded only a month earlier. The flight Porto Alegre/Pelotas/Rio Grande, operated by an amphibian Dornier Wal, used Pelotas River for landing and take-off operations. However, as early as 1930 a small terminal was built by a grass strip on the site where today is the airport.

In 1935 the airport with all the necessary amenities was officially inaugurated and continues in operation ever since.

In 1997 the whole airport complex was extensively renovated and a new terminal was opened in 1998. In 2001 it was upgraded to international status.

Pelotas is commonly used by the Brazilian Air Force as the last stop in Brazil on its flights to the Brazilian Antarctic Base.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre

Accidents and incidents

Access

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

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. "Accident description PP-SAC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  5. "Accident description PP-CDS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  6. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Decolagem sinuosa". 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. 187–189. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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