Umberto Modiano Airport
| Umberto Modiano Airport Aeroporto Umberto Modiano | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BZC – ICAO: SBBZ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Armação dos Búzios | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°45′58″S 041°57′56″W / 22.76611°S 41.96556°WCoordinates: 22°45′58″S 041°57′56″W / 22.76611°S 41.96556°W | ||||||||||
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Umberto Modiano Airport (IATA: BZC, ICAO: SBBZ) is the airport serving Armação dos Búzios, Brazil.
History
The airport was inaugurated in 2003 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation. In July 11, 2012 the facility was closed for up-grades demanded by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil.[3]
Since September 1, 2014, the airport started receiving small aircraft such as business jets, air taxis and helicopters.
Name of airport
Umberto Modiano was a businessman who owned the Marina Porto Búzios and the Hotel Nas Rocas and financially supported the emancipation movement of Búzios in or around 1989-1992.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Búzios.
See also
References
- ↑ "Umberto Modiano Airport Information". World Aero Data.
- ↑ "Lista de aeródromos privados" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Búzios não tem permissão para voos comerciais, diz ANAC" (in Portuguese). O Globo. July 18, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ "História". Búzios Prefeitura. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
O governo de 1989-1992 ultrapassou qualquer previsão pessimista. O movimento emancipacionista então renasceu e passou a ser financiado por Umberto Modiano, dono da “Marina Porto Búzios” e do “Hotel Nas Rocas”.
External links
- Airport information for SBBZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBBZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBBZ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BZC at Aviation Safety Network
- Umberto Modiano Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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