Marechal Rondon International Airport
| Marechal Rondon International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Rondon |
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| IATA: CGB – ICAO: SBCY | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Cuiabá | ||
| Location | Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 188 m / 617 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 15°39′10″S 056°07′00″W / 15.65278°S 56.1166667°WCoordinates: 15°39′10″S 056°07′00″W / 15.65278°S 56.1166667°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 17/35 | 2,300 | 7,546 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 2,551,120 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 57,101 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 7,805 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero [1] Sources: Airport Website[2] |
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Marechal Rondon International Airport (IATA: CGB, ICAO: SBCY) is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865-1958), a Brazilian explorer.
It is operated by Infraero.
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[edit] History
Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.
Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1975 and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.
The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on June 30, 2006. The second phase will involve the demolition of the old terminal building and the construction of the enlargement of the new passenger terminal on its place.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Maringá, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão |
| Avianca Brazil | Brasília, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Porto Velho, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Gol Airlines | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Goiânia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Presidente Prudente, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Goiânia, Ribeirão Preto, Rondonópolis, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM Airlines | Brasília, Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo-Congonhas |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Alta Floresta, Araçatuba, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Cacoal, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ji-Paraná, Londrina, Manaus, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rondonópolis, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sinop, Vilhena, Vitória |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 7 December 1960: a Real Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-AKF belonging to Transportes Aéreos Nacional, en route from Cuiabá to Manaus-Ponta Pelada crashed on Cachimbo mountains. The engine no.2 failed during the flight. Altitude was lost, the pilot jettisoned some of the cargo but the aircraft continued to lose height. It crashed and caught fire. 15 passengers and crew died.[3]
- 12 August 1965: a Paraense Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando registration PP-BTH en route to Cuiabá caught fire and crashed on the location of Buracão, close do Barra do Bugre, in the State of Mato Grosso. All 13 passengers and crew died.[4]
- 23 June 1985: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GJN flying from Juara to Marechal Rondon International Airport, while on approach to land at Cuiabá, had technical problems on engine number 1. An emergency landing was attempted but the aircraft stalled and crashed 1 km short of the runway. All 17 occupants died.[5]
[edit] Access
The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Cuiabá.
[edit] Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million (USD16.3 million; EUR11.4 million) investiment plan [6] to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed in the renovation of passenger the terminal, parking and access to the airport, with completion due in October 2012.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ "Accident description PP-AKF". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601207-0. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-BTH". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650812-0. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-GJN". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850623-1. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico: pp. A4. http://www.valoronline.com.br
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SBCY at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBCY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBCY at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CGB at Aviation Safety Network
- Marechal Rondon International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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