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Uberaba Airport

Coordinates: 19°45′53″S 047°57′58″W / 19.76472°S 47.96611°W / -19.76472; -47.96611
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Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport


Aeroporto de Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesUberaba
OpenedMay 23, 1935 (1935-05-23)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL809 m / 2,655 ft
Coordinates19°45′53″S 047°57′58″W / 19.76472°S 47.96611°W / -19.76472; -47.96611
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-uberaba-mario-de-almeida-franco/
Map
UBA is located in Brazil
UBA
UBA
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,759 5,771 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers58,908 Increase 128%
Aircraft Operations5,296 Increase 24%
Metric tonnes of cargo52 Increase 136%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (IATA: UBA, ICAO: SBUR) is the airport serving Uberaba, Brazil.

During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Infraero and AENA.

History

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was founded on May 23, 1935 and originally named after Alberto Santos-Dumont. On June 13, 1980 the name was changed to Mário de Almeida Franco.

Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 the consortium AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas
Seasonal: Porto Seguro
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Congonhas

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Uberaba.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Mário de Almeida Franco". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
Torre de controle do aeroporto
Airside terminal and Control Tower