Belo Horizonte/Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport

Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport
Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport and Pampulha Lake
IATA: PLUICAO: SBBH
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Infraero
Serves Belo Horizonte
Focus city for Azul Brazilian Airlines
Elevation AMSL 789 m / 2,589 ft
Coordinates 19°51′07″S 043°57′02″W / 19.85194°S 43.95056°W / -19.85194; -43.95056Coordinates: 19°51′07″S 043°57′02″W / 19.85194°S 43.95056°W / -19.85194; -43.95056
Website Infraero PLU
Map
PLU

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,538 8,327 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 989,599
Aircraft Operations 65,487
Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (IATA: PLU, ICAO: SBBH) is an airport serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil, located in the neighborhood of Pampulha. Since December 16, 2004 the airport is also named after the Minas Gerais-born poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987).[4]

The airport is operated by Infraero.

History

Pampulha Airport was opened in 1933 as a support facility for the passenger flights operated by the Brazilian Air Force between Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza. The first commercial operation started in 1936, when Panair do Brasil was granted a concession to fly between Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.

In 1943 the runway was extended to 1,500m x 45m, in 1953 to 1,700m, and finally in 1961 to 2,505m.

Since 1973 the airport has been operated by Infraero.

With the great increase of traffic at Pampulha Airport, the facility became too small and unable to handle all operations. For this reason, the new Tancredo Neves International Airport was built in the adjoining municipality of Confins. The new facility was opened in 1984.

However, due to the long distance between Belo Horizonte and Confins, Pampulha remained the airport of choice for most airlines, eventually becoming overcrowded, while Confins was under-used. In order to revert this scenario, in March 2005 the government of the state of Minas Gerais with the support of agencies of the Federal government decided to restrict Pampulha to operations of aircraft with capacity of up to 50 passengers.[5] In the months thereafter, most operations were forced to move to Confins and Pampulha gained a new vocation as a hub for regional flights and general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Flyways Ipatinga, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Uberaba
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Ribeirão Preto, Porto Seguro

Accidents and incidents

Access

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

Future developments

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL8.4 million (USD4.4 million; EUR3.1 million) investiment plan to upgrade Pampulha Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, Belo Horizonte being one of the venue cities. The investment would be distributed as follows:[8]

See also

References

  1. "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. February 4, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. "Lei n˚11.002, de 16 de dezembro de 2004" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  5. "Portaria n 189/DGAC, de 8 de março de 2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministério da Aeronáutica; Departamento de Aviação Civil. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  6. "Accident description PT-ANO". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Serra do Cipó". 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. 132–139. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  8. Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). pp. A4.
  9. Schapochnik, Claudio (1 June 2011). "Pampulha (BH) terá nova torre de controle, diz Infraero" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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