Airport type Public/Military Serves Salvador da Bahia Code SSA Phone +55 71 3204-1010 | Operator Infraero Elevation AMSL 20 m / 64 ft Elevation 20 m Passenger count 9,047,403 | |
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Focus city for Azul Brazilian Airlines Website www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/bahia/aeroporto-internacional-de-salvador.html Address Praça Gago Coutinho, s/n - São Cristóvão, Salvador - BA, 41520-970, Brazil Similar Avianca, Correios, Hertz ‑ Aluguel de Carros e, Hotel ibis Salvador Aeroporto, Avis Aluguel de Carros A | ||
Fsx hd tam a330 300 salvador deputado lu s eduardo magalh es international airport
Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV), formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Since 16 June 1998 the airport is named after Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998), an influential politician of the state of Bahia.
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- Fsx hd tam a330 300 salvador deputado lu s eduardo magalh es international airport
- History
- Accidents with fatalities
- Incidents
- Access
- Future developments
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It is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Salvador Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
History
The airport, originally called Santo Amaro do Ipitanga Airport, was founded in 1925. In 1941 Panair do Brasil participating in the World War II efforts with the support of the American and Brazilian governments completely rebuilt the facility.
On 20 December 1955, the airport had its name changed for the first time: it became known as Dois de Julho International Airport, celebrating Bahia Independence Day. This is still the name by which the population of Salvador da Bahia call the facility. On 16 June 1998 the airport name was again changed to its present form, honoring Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998) an influential politician of the state of Bahia. This second change remains however controversial and there have been attempts to revert it.
The airport is located in an area of more than 6 million square meters between sand dunes and native vegetation. The lush, bamboo-covered road to the airport has become one of the scenic attractions of Salvador da Bahia.
A brand new passenger terminal was opened in 1998, replacing the original outdated terminal. This new terminal continued to be upgraded and was completed by the end of year 2000. The main terminal, which includes a shopping mall has 69,400 m², 11 jetways and a capacity to handle 6,000,000 passengers/year. Traffic has been growing at an average of 14% per year.
Accidents with fatalities
Incidents
Access
The airport is located 28 km (17 mi) north from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
Future developments
On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled an ambitious BRL5.3 billion (USD2.8 billion; EUR2.0 billion) investment plan to renovate and upgrade airports of ten cities focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil. At the occasion it was announced that even though Salvador da Bahia is one of the venue cities, the plan excluded its airport because renovations had been recently completed and Infraero considered the airport fit to handle the forthcoming increases in traffic.