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São Borja Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

06/24
  
1,500

4,921
  
Asphalt

Elevation AMSL
  
75 m / 246 ft

1,500
  
4,921

13/31 (Closed)
  
1,050

São Borja Airport

Address
  
Av. Sen. Salgado Filho, 2581, São Borja - RS, 97670-000, Brazil

Serves
  
São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul

São Borja Airport (ICAO: SSSB) is the airport serving São Borja, Brazil.

Contents

History

The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

  • 30 June 1950: a SAVAG Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-SAA flying from Porto Alegre to São Borja in bad weather collided against a hill, caught fire and crashed near the location of São Francisco de Assis. All 10 occupants died, including the founder of SAVAG and pilot, Gustavo Kraemer, and Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho, senator and first Minister of Air Force in Brazil.

    • Access

    The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown São Borja.

    References

    São Borja Airport Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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