Campo Grande International Airport

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Campo Grande International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Campo Grande
International Airport of Campo Grande1.jpg
IATA: CGRICAO: SBCG
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Infraero
Serves Campo Grande
Elevation AMSL 559 m / 1,834 ft
Coordinates 20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W / -20.46944; -54.67028Coordinates: 20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W / -20.46944; -54.67028
Website Infraero CGR
Map
CGR is located in Brazil
CGR
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 1,648,143
Aircraft Operations 30,250
Metric tonnes of cargo 2,484
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Campo Grande International Airport (IATA: CGRICAO: SBCG), sometimes also informally referred to as Antônio João Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Campo Grande, Brazil.

It is operated by Infraero.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Campo Grande Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

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History [edit]

The airport was officially opened in 1953 and the passenger terminal in 1964.

Since 1975 it is operated by Infraero. During the 1980s the passenger terminal was enlarged from 1,500m² to 5,000m² and in 1998 to 6,082 m².

Airlines and destinations [edit]

Airlines Destinations
Avianca Brazil Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena
Azul Brazilian Airlines operated by TRIP Linhas Aéreas Araçatuba, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Bonito, Campinas-Viracopos, Cascavel, Corumbá, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Dourados, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Londrina, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São José do Rio Preto
Gol Airlines Brasília, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TAM Airlines Brasília, Cuiabá, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas São Paulo-Congonhas

Accidents and incidents [edit]

  • 7 October 1986: TAM Airlines, an Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante registration PP-SBH flying from Campo Grande to Araçatuba struck the ground just short of the runway threshold after missing the approach at Araçatuba Airport twice. Seven crew and passengers died.[4]

Access [edit]

The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Campo Grande.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2012" (in Portuguese). Infraero. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013. 
  2. ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 
  3. ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 
  4. ^ "Accident description PP-SBH". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 8, 2011. 

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