Sorocaba Airport

Bertram Luiz Leupolz–Sorocaba State Airport
Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz–Sorocaba
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator DAESP
Serves Sorocaba
Elevation AMSL 633 m / 2,077 ft
Coordinates 23°28′59″S 047°29′11″W / 23.48306°S 47.48639°W / -23.48306; -47.48639Coordinates: 23°28′59″S 047°29′11″W / 23.48306°S 47.48639°W / -23.48306; -47.48639
Website DAESP SOD
Map
SOD

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,630 5,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 54,200
Aircraft Operations 61,846
Metric tonnes of cargo 368
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Bertram Luiz Leupolz–Sorocaba Airport (IATA: SOD, ICAO: SDCO) is the airport serving Sorocaba, Brazil.

It is operated by DAESP.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1942 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.

On March 5, 2012 the government of São Paulo state announced the concession of an area of the airport to Embraer. The latter plans to build and develop a service center of executive aviation in the new facility. Embraer considers the airport an ideal location because it is located only 90 km away from São Paulo downtown.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) from downtown Sorocaba.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). DAESP. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz–Sorocaba" (in Portuguese). DAESP.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ↑ "Novo centro de serviços para jatos executivos no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Embraer. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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