Guaratinguetá Airport
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| name = Edu Chaves Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto Edu Chaves|italic=yes}}
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| IATA = GUJ
| ICAO = SBGW
| LID = SP0076
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| type = Public
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| city-served = Guaratinguetá
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| opened = {{start date and years ago|df=y|1940|7|15}}
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| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-m = 537
| elevation-f = 1,761
| website = {{URL|http://www.voa-sp.com.br/aeroporto/aeroporto-estadual-guaratingueta/}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22|47|30|S|045|12|16|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
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| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-m = 1,551
| r1-length-f = 5,089
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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| footnotes = Sources: Airport Website,{{cite web|url=http://www.voa-sp.com.br/aeroporto/aeroporto-estadual-guaratingueta/|title=Aeroporto Edu Chaves|website=Rede Voa|language=pt|access-date=29 August 2022}} ANAC,{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=29 April 2021|accessdate=29 August 2022|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBGW|title=Campo Edu Chaves (SBGW)|website=DECEA|access-date=17 April 2024|language=pt}}
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Edu Chaves Airport {{airport codes|GUJ|SBGW}} is the airport serving Guaratinguetá, Brazil.
The airport is named after Eduardo Pacheco e Chaves (1887–1975), who was the first Brazilian pilot to fly in Brazil on March 8, 1912 in Santos. He also founded the first school of aviation in Brazil.{{cite book | last=Athayde Bohrer | first=Clóvis | date=2014 | title=Eduardo Pacheco e Chaves, Pioneiro e ás da aviação brasileira | url=https://www2.fab.mil.br/incaer/images/eventgallery/instituto/Opusculos/Textos/opusculo_edu_chaves.pdf | location=Rio de Janeiro | publisher=Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica | language=pt}}
It is operated by Rede Voa.
Some of its facilities are used by the School of Aeronautics Specialists of the Brazilian Air Force.{{cite web | url=https://www2.fab.mil.br/eear/index.php/historico-da-eear | title=Histórico-Escola de Especialistas de Aeronáutica | website=Força Aérea Brasileira | access-date=29 August 2022 | language=pt}}
History
On February 19, 2020 the administration of the airport was handed over to DAESP.{{cite web | url=https://guaratingueta.sp.gov.br/gestao-do-aeroporto-de-guaratingueta-e-transferida-ao-estado/ | title=Gestão do Aeroporto de Guaratinguetá é transferida ao Estado | website=Prefeitura Minicipal da Estância Turística de Guaratinguetá | date=19 February 2020 | access-date=29 August 2022 | language=pt}}
On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroin.net/sao-paulo-concede-22-aeroportos-a-iniciativa-privada-e-preve-r-447-milhoes-em-investimentos/ | title=São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos | website=Aeroin | date=15 July 2021 | access-date=29 August 2022 | language=pt}} The airport was previously operated by DAESP.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown Guaratinguetá.
See also
- List of airports in Brazil
- {{portal-inline|Aviation}}
- {{portal-inline|Brazil}}
References
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External links
- {{GCM|SBGW|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBGW}}
- {{ASN|SBGW}}
{{Airports in São Paulo}}
{{List of airports}}
{{Brazil topics}}