Vale do Aço Regional Airport
Vale do Aço Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional do Vale do Aço | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ipatinga | ||||||||||
| Location | Santana do Paraíso, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 239 m / 784 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°28′14″S 042°29′17″W / 19.47056°S 42.48806°W | ||||||||||
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Vale do Aço Regional Airport (IATA: IPN, ICAO: SBIP), formerly known as Usiminas Airport, is the airport serving Ipatinga, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Santana do Paraíso.
It is temporarily administrated by Infraero.
History
Formerly owned and administrated by the steel manufacturer Usiminas, in 2012 the administration started to be conducted in partnership with the Socicam.[2] However, since March 2016 the concessionary Socicam has been temporarily the sole administrator.[3]
As result of structural problems on the runway, on February 20, 2019, ANAC suspended all operations at Usiminas Airport until the concessionary solves the problems.[4]
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) from downtown Ipatinga.
See also
References
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ^ "Edital sobre licitação do aeroporto previsto para ser publicado em março" (in Portuguese). Diário do aço. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Contrato emergencial para aeroporto" (in Portuguese). Diário do aço. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "ANAC interdita o aeroporto de Ipatinga por falta de segurança" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
External links
- Template:WAD
- Airport information for SBIP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBIP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IPN at Aviation Safety Network
