Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
| Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (2 de Julho) |
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| IATA: SSA – ICAO: SBSV | |||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Salvador da Bahia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 64 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 12°54′39″S 038°19′51″W / 12.91083°S 38.33083°WCoordinates: 12°54′39″S 038°19′51″W / 12.91083°S 38.33083°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 10/28 | 3,005 | 9,859 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 1,519 | 4,985 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 8,310,651 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 125,992 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 43,598 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website[2] |
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Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV), formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Since 16 June 1998 the airport is named after Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998), an influent politician of the state of Bahia.[3]
In 2011 the airport was ranked 7th in terms of transported passengers and aircraft operations, and 5th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.[4] It is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Salvador Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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[edit] History
The airport, originally called Santo Amaro do Ipitinga Airport, was founded in 1925. In 1941 Panair do Brasil participating in the World War II efforts with the support of the American and Brazilian governments completely rebuilt the facility.
On 20 December 1955, the airport had its name changed for the first time: it became known as Dois de Julho International Airport, celebrating Bahia Independence Day. This is still the name by which the population of Salvador da Bahia call the facility. On 16 June 1998 the airport name was again changed to its present form, honoring Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998) an influential politician of the state of Bahia. This second change remains however controversial and there have been attempts to revert it.[5]
The airport is located in an area of more than 6 million square meters between sand dunes and native vegetation. The road to the airport has become one of the scenic attractions of Salvador da Bahia.
A brand new passenger terminal was opened in 1998, replacing the original outdated terminal. This new terminal continued to be upgraded and was completed by the end of year 2000. The main terminal, which includes a shopping mall has 69,400 m², 11 jetways and a capacity to handle 6,000,000 passengers/year. Traffic has been growing at an average of 14% per year.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Abaeté Linhas Aéreas | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Guanambi |
| Air Europa | Madrid |
| American Airlines | Miami |
| Andes Líneas Aéreas a | Seasonal: Buenos Aires-Ezeiza |
| Avianca Brazil | Brasília, Ilhéus, Petrolina, Recife, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Ilhéus, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Santarém, São Luís, Vitória |
| Condor Flugdienst | Frankfurt |
| Gol Airlines | Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Brasília, Barreiras, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Juazeiro do Norte, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM Airlines | Aracaju, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Ilhéus, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Una/Comandatuba |
| TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Fernando de Noronha, Ilhéus, Lençóis, Manaus, Natal, Petrolina, Recife, Vitória, Vitória da Conquista |
| Webjet | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberlândia |
| XL Airways Francea | Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
a.^ Airlines operating regular charter flights.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
[edit] Accidents with fatalities
- 21 September 1944: a Panair do Brasil Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-PBH crashed shortly after take-off from Salvador da Bahia. All 17 occupants died.[6][7]
- 30 May 1950: an Aerovias Brasil Douglas C-47-DL registration PP-AVZ, en route from Vitória da Conquista to Salvador da Bahia disintegrated on air, while flying over Itacaré, near Ilhéus. It was flying under extremely bad conditions and entered a cumulus nimbus. Passengers and cargo were moved aboard and as a consequence control was lost. Both wings separated from the aircraft as it descended at great speed. Of the 15 passengers and crew aboard, 2 survived.[8]
- 11 July 1952: a Brazilian Air Force Douglas C-47A-35-DL registration FAB-2048 flying from Salvador da Bahia to Rio de Janeiro crashed following an engine fire. Thirteen of the 33 occupants died.[9]
- 1 March 1959: a Brazilian Air Force Douglas C-47A-85-DL registration FAB-2060 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador da Bahia crashed en route killing all 18 occupants.[10]
- 9 October 1985: a Nordeste Embraer EMB110C Bandeirante registration PT-GKA operating a cargo flight from Vitória da Conquista to Salvador da Bahia crashed during initial climb from Vitória da Conquista after flying unusually low. The two crew members died.[11]
- 11 November 1991: a Nordeste Embraer EMB110P1 Bandeirante registration PT-SCU, flying from Recife to Salvador da Bahia, during on initial climb had an engine failure followed by fire. The aircraft crashed on populated area. All 15 occupants of the aircraft and 2 persons on the ground died.[12]
- 3 February 1992: a Nordeste Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-TBB en route from Salvador da Bahia to Guanambi, descended below minimum levels in bad weather and crashed on a hill hidden by clouds near Caetité. All 12 passengers and crew aboard died.[13]
- 17 November 1996: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer P-95 Bandeirante registration FAB-7102 flying from Salvador da Bahia to Natal Air Force Base had an accident in the vicinity of Caruaru. Four Brazilian Air Force Bandeirantes were flying on formation from Salvador da Bahia to Natal when the tail of FAB-7102 was struck by the propeller of another aircraft. Control of the aircraft was lost and it crashed. All 9 occupants died.[14]
[edit] Incidents
- 15 May 1973: a VASP Vickers Viscount registration PP-SRD was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on landing and the undercarriage collapsed.[15]
[edit] Access
The airport is located 28 km (17 mi) north from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
[edit] Future developments
On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled an ambitious BRL5.3 billion (USD2.8 billion; EUR2.0 billion) investment plan to renovate and upgrade airports of ten cities focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil. At the occasion it was announced that even though Salvador da Bahia is one of the venue cities, the plan excluded its airport because renovations had been recently completed and Infraero considered the airport fit to handle the forthcoming increases in traffic.[16]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ "Lei n˚9.661, de 16 de junho de 1998" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. 16 June 2009. http://www.leidireto.com.br/lei-9661.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/index.php/br/estatistica-dos-aeroportos.html. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Projeto de lei 6106/2002" (in Portuguese). Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil. 21 February 2002. http://www.camara.gov.br/sileg/integras/17932.pdf. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Pereira, Aldo (1987) (in Portuguese). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira. Rio de Janeiro: Europa. p. 338.
- ^ "Accident description PP-PBH". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440921-L. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-AVZ". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500530-0. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520711-0. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-2060". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590301-0. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-GKA". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19851009-0. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-SCU". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19911111-0. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-TBB". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920203-1. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-7102". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730515-0. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-SRD". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730515-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico. 31 August 2009. http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/brasil/89/5789854/infraero-vai-gastar-r-5-bi-em-reforma-de-aeroportos. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport |
- Airport information for SBSV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBSV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBSV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SSA at Aviation Safety Network
- Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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