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Uberlândia Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Website
  
Infraero UDI

1,950
  
6,398

Code
  
UDI

Serves
  
Uberlândia

Elevation AMSL
  
943 m / 3,094 ft

04/22
  
1,950

6,398
  
Asphalt

Passenger count
  
1,168,978

Operator
  
Infraero

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Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (IATA: UDI, ICAO: SBUL) is the airport serving Uberlândia, Brazil. Since 2001 the airport is named after the Uberlândia-born pilot of the Brazilian Air Force César Bombonato (1955-1998), who died in an air crash.

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It is operated by Infraero.

History

The first flight to the site of the airport was operated on May 10, 1935 but the area was officially designated only on July 21, 1953.

In 1980, the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.

In 2005, the airport terminal was extensively renewed and enlarged. In 2007, the runway was extended.

Accidents and incidents

  • 28 February 1952: a Panair do Brasil Douglas DC-3A-393 registration PP-PCN flying from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to Goiânia via Uberlândia. One of the wings struck a tree shortly after the pilot executed a go-around. The flight had been cleared to land at Uberlândia. Of the 31 occupants, 8 died.

    • Access

    The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uberlândia.

    References

    Uberlândia Airport Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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