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Marechal Rondon International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Cuiabá

Elevation AMSL
  
188 m / 617 ft

Code
  
CGB

Phone
  
+55 65 3614-2500

Operator
  
Infraero

Location
  
Várzea Grande, Brazil

Website
  
Infraero CGB

Elevation
  
188 m

Passenger count
  
3,308,289

Marechal Rondon International Airport

Address
  
Av. João Ponce de Arruda, s/n - Jardim Aeroporto, Várzea Grande - MT, 78110-900, Brazil

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Marechal Rondon International Airport (IATA: CGB, ICAO: SBCY) is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian explorer.

Contents

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.

Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1975 and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.

The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on 30 June 2006. The second phase will involve the demolition of the old terminal building and the construction of the enlargement of the new passenger terminal on its place.

Accidents and incidents

  • 7 December 1960: a Real Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-AKF belonging to Transportes Aéreos Nacional operating flight 570 from Cuiabá to Manaus-Ponta Pelada crashed on Cachimbo mountains. The engine no.2 failed during the flight. Altitude was lost, the pilot jettisoned some of the cargo but the aircraft continued to lose height. It crashed and caught fire. 15 passengers and crew died.
  • 12 August 1965: a Paraense Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando registration PP-BTH en route to Cuiabá caught fire and crashed on the location of Buracão, close do Barra do Bugre, in the State of Mato Grosso. All 13 passengers and crew died.
  • 30 March 1980: a VOTEC Britten Norman BN-2A-9 Islander registration PT-JSC stalled and crashed upon take-off of Cuiabá. All 9 occupants died.
  • 23 June 1985: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GJN flying from Juara to Cuiabá, while on approach to land at Cuiabá, had technical problems on engine number 1. An emergency landing was attempted but the aircraft stalled and crashed 1 km short of the runway. All 17 occupants died.

    • Access

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

    Future developments

    On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million (USD16.3 million; EUR11.4 million) investment plan to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities. The investment will be distributed in the renovation of passenger the terminal, parking and access to the airport, with completion due in October 2012.

    References

    Marechal Rondon International Airport Wikipedia
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