São José dos Campos Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf International Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto Internacional de São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf|italic=yes}}
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| image = File:At São Paulo 2023 095.jpg
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| IATA = SJK
| ICAO = SBSJ
| LID = SP0008
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| type = Public
| owner-oper =
| owner =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
- Infraero (1996–2020)
- São José dos Campos (2020–2022)
- SJK Airport (2022–present)
}}
| city-served = São José dos Campos
| location =
| hub =
| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 2,123
| elevation-m = 647
| website = {{URL|https://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-sao-jose-dos-campos-professor-urbano-ernesto-stumpf/}}
| coordinates = {{coord|23|13|44|S|045|52|16|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Brazil São Paulo State#Brazil
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| pushpin_label = SJK
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 16/34
| r1-length-m = 2,675
| r1-length-f = 8,776
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2021
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 24,378 {{decrease}} 63%
| stat2-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat2-data = 10,757 {{increase}} 47%
| stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
| stat3-data = 0 {{decrease}} 100%
| footnotes = Statistics: Infraero{{cite web|url=https://transparencia.infraero.gov.br/estatisticas/|title=Estatísticas|website=Infraero|date=14 February 2022|accessdate=22 February 2022|language=pt}}
Sources: Airport Website,{{cite web|url=https://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-sao-jose-dos-campos-professor-urbano-ernesto-stumpf/|title=Aeroporto Internacional Prof. Urbano Ernesto Stumpf|website=Infraero|language=pt|accessdate=18 June 2020}} ANAC,{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=29 June 2020|access-date=16 March 2021|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBSJ|title=Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf (SBSJ)|website=DECEA|access-date=21 April 2024|language=pt}}
}}
São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf International Airport {{airport codes|SJK|SBSJ}}, is the airport serving São José dos Campos, Brazil. Since November 9, 2004, it is named after Urbano Ernesto Stumpf (1916–1998), colonel-aviator, Aerospace Engineer, professor at several universities and inventor of the motor that runs on ethanol fuel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Lei/L10.968.htm|title=Lei n˚10.968, de 9 de novembro de 2004|website=Presidência da República|language=pt|date=9 November 2004|access-date=19 November 2023}}
The airport is operated by SJK Airport.{{cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/nova-administradora-do-aeroporto-de-sao-jose-dos-campos-promete-investir-r-130-milhoes/ | title=Nova administradora do aeroporto de São José dos Campos promete investir R$ 130 milhões | website=Aeroin | date=18 August 2022 | access-date=18 August 2022 | language=pt}}
The airport shares some facilities with the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology ({{langx|pt|Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial-CTA}}), Embraer and the flying club of São José dos Campos.
History
Built in the 1950s basically to serve the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, the airport originally had only a dirt runway. In the 1970s, the runway was paved with asphalt and lengthened to 3,000 meters. The airport was also equipped to handle instrument landings and an apron that is able to accommodate large cargo aircraft.
The 1986 Brazilian UFO incident happened on 19 May 1986.
It has been certified for international cargo flights since 2000. Treatment of cargo, as well as fees for warehousing and handling, are similar to those of other Infraero freight terminals. However some discounts are applied seeking to reduce costs and streamline the clearance process, an important factor for local industries.
The passenger terminal has a capacity for 90,000/year and is served by a snack bar, taxis and public telephones.
On December 2, 2020, the Federal Government signed and agreement to transfer the administration of the airport from Infraero to the Municipality of São José dos Campos.{{cite web|url=https://www.sjc.sp.gov.br/noticias/2020/dezembro/02/prefeitura-passa-a-administrar-aeroporto-professor-ernesto-stumpf/|title=Prefeitura passa a administrar aeroporto Professor Ernesto Stumpf|website=Prefeitura de São José dos Campos|date=2 December 2020|access-date=12 March 2021|language=pt}}
On February 21, 2022, Aeropart won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/disputado-em-51-lances-veja-quem-levou-o-leilao-do-aeroporto-de-sao-jose-dos-campos/|title=Disputado em 51 lances, veja quem levou o Leilão do aeroporto de São José dos Campos (SP)|website=Aeroin|date=21 February 2022|access-date=22 February 2022|language=pt}} Later, Aeropart was rebranded SJK Airport.
Airlines and destinations
=Passenger=
{{Airport-dest-list
|{{nowrap|Gol Linhas Aéreas}}|Rio de Janeiro–Galeão
Seasonal: Salvador da Bahia
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Accidents and incidents
- 19 May 1986: a local air traffic controller spotted three bright red objects around the airport, in what would be the 1986 Brazilian UFO incident.{{cite web|title=A noite em que 21 óvnis invadiram o espaço aéreo brasileiro e foram perseguidos por caças da FAB|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-59953278|publisher=BBC|language=pt|date=14 January 2022|access-date=21 February 2023}}
- 8 July 1988: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília registration FAB-2001 crashed during an engine-out landing at São José dos Campos. Five of the 9 occupants died.{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880708-2|title=Accident description FAB-2001|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=13 August 2011}}
- 9 July 1997: a TAM Airlines Fokker 100 registration PT-WHK operating flight 283 en route from São José dos Campos to São Paulo-Congonhas was climbing after take-off from São José dos Campos when a bomb exploded in the rear part of the passenger cabin. The uncontrolled decompression blew one passenger out of the aircraft. The aircraft made a successful emergency landing in São Paulo, despite the hole in the fuselage.{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970709-1|title=Accident description PT-WHK|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=13 August 2011}}
Access
The airport is located {{convert|12|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown São José dos Campos.
See also
{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
References
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External links
- {{GCM|SBSJ|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBSJ}}
- {{ASN|SJK}}
{{Airports in São Paulo}}
{{List of airports}}
{{Brazil topics}}
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