Uberlândia Airport

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport
Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Uberlândia
Elevation AMSL 943 m / 3,094 ft
Coordinates 18°53′01″S 048°13′31″W / 18.88361°S 48.22528°W / -18.88361; -48.22528Coordinates: 18°53′01″S 048°13′31″W / 18.88361°S 48.22528°W / -18.88361; -48.22528
Website Infraero UDI
Map
UDI

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,950 6,398 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 1,050,330 Decrease 10.1%
Aircraft Operations 23,624 Decrease 13.8%
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,627 Decrease 24.0%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. CĂ©sar 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 CĂ©sar Bombonato (1955-1998), who died in 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 CĂ©sar Bombonato.

In 2005, the airport terminal was extensively renewed and enlarged. In 2007, the runway was extended.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Goiânia, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio Verde, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberaba
Gol Airlines BrasĂ­lia, SĂŁo Paulo-Congonhas
LATAM Brasil BrasĂ­lia, SĂŁo Paulo-Congonhas

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uberlândia.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ↑ "Accident description PP-PCN". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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