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Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Vitória

Website
  
Infraero VIX

Code
  
VIX

Yearly aircraft movements
  
58,760

Operator
  
Infraero

Elevation AMSL
  
3 m / 10 ft

05/23
  
1,750

Phone
  
+55 27 3235-6300

Passenger count
  
3,583,875


Address
  
Av. Fernando Ferrari, 3800 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, 29075-920, Brazil

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Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (IATA: VIX, ICAO: SBVT), formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil. It is named after Eurico de Aguiar Salles (1910–1959) a local politician and law professor.

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It is operated by Infraero.

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History

The airport handles domestic flights, and has the capacity to receive medium-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus 320. It is considered one of the worst among the main airports in Brazil due to lack of renovations.

Accidents and incidents

  • 19 December 1949: an Aerovias Brasil Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III registration PP-AXG, disappeared when on a training flight after taking-off from Vitória. It probably crashed at sea. All 6 passengers and crew died.
  • 3 April 1955: an Itaú Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-ITG struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach to Vitória. The crew of 3 died.
  • 9 May 1962: a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 240-D registration PP-CEZ on final approach to Vitória struck a tree at a height of 40m, 1,860m short of the runway. It should have been at 150m. Of the 31 passengers and crew aboard, 28 died.
  • Access

    The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Vitória.

    Future developments

    In 2005 renovation works started at the airport. Projects include a new passenger terminal located on the opposite side of the runway in relation to the present terminal, a new control tower, and a new runway. The present terminal will be converted into an international cargo terminal. The renovation, budgeted at about BRL 300 million, was paralyzed several times in 2006 and 2007 leaving construction virtually abandoned and delayed by overpricing and diversion of funds. It is expected to be completed with a 72-month delay by 2015 although no real work can be seen in the area.

    References

    Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Wikipedia