Uberlândia Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Brazil}}
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| name = Uberlândia–Tenente Coronel Aviador César Bombonato Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato|italic=yes}}
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| IATA = UDI
| ICAO = SBUL
| LID = MG0002
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| type = Public
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| city-served = Uberlândia
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| opened = {{start date|1935|5|10}}
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| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 3,094
| elevation-m = 943
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| coordinates = {{coord|18|53|01|S|048|13|31|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
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| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-f = 6,890
| r1-length-m = 2,100
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 1,034,520 {{decrease}} 6%
| stat2-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat2-data = 21,529 {{increase}} 1%
| stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
| stat3-data = 1,084 {{steady}}
| footnotes = Statistics: AENA{{cite web|url=https://www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/corporativo/Estatisticas.html|title=Estatísticas|website=AENA Brasil|access-date=3 February 2025|language=pt}}
Sources: ANAC,{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=29 June 2020|access-date=6 February 2021|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBUL|title=TEN CEL AV CÉSAR BOMBONATO (SBUL)|website=DECEA|access-date=20 February 2024|language=pt}}
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Uberlândia–Tenente Coronel Aviador César Bombonato Airport {{airport codes|UDI|SBUL}} is the airport serving Uberlândia, Brazil. Since June 7, 2001 the airport has been named after the Uberlândia-born pilot of the Brazilian Air Force César Bombonato (1955–1998), who died in an air crash.{{cite web|url=https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/LEIS_2001/L10234.htm|title=Lei nº 10234, de 7 de junho de 2001|website=Presidência da República|date=7 June 2001|access-date=30 October 2023|language=pt}}
It is operated by AENA.
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.
Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 the consortium AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.{{cite web | url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/economia/noticia/2022-08/unica-empresa-apresentar-proposta-aena-leva-aeroporto-de-congonhas | title=Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas | website=Agência Brasil | date=18 August 2022 | access-date=19 August 2022 | language=pt}}
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list
|Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Porto Seguro
Seasonal: Fortaleza,{{cn|date=June 2025}} João Pessoa,{{cn|date=June 2025}} Maceió,{{cn|date=June 2025}} Natal,{{cn|date=June 2025}} Recife{{cn|date=June 2025}}
|{{nowrap|Gol Linhas Aéreas}} | São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
|LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Brasília{{cn|date=June 2025}}
}}
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.{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520228-0 | title=Accident description PP-PCN | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=12 August 2011}}
Access
The airport is located {{convert|9|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown Uberlândia.
See also
{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
References
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External links
- {{GCM|SBUL|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBUL}}
- {{ASN|UDI}}
{{Airports in Minas Gerais}}
{{List of airports}}
{{Brazil topics}}
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Category:Airports in Minas Gerais