Imperatriz Airport
Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport Aeroporto de Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Imperatriz | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 131 m / 431 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°31′50″S 047°27′30″W / 5.53056°S 47.45833°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero IMP | ||||||||||
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Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IATA: IMP, ICAO: SBIZ) is the airport serving Imperatriz, Brazil. It is named after a former mayor of Imperatriz.
It is operated by Infraero.
History
Imperatriz has a long tradition of air services, which started with at the end of the 1930s with Syndicato Condor using seaplanes which landed at Tocantins River.
At the end of World War II, the first airport with a 1,200m x 30m earth runway was operational but it was subject to flooding during the rainy season. Even so, Cruzeiro do Sul, Real-Aerovias and later Varig maintained regular operations to Imperatriz.
Around the end of the 1960s studies were made for a completely new facility and the site of the present airport was chosen. The airport was opened in 1981 at the same time that an older facility was closed.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belém, São Luís |
| LATAM Brasil | Brasília, São Luís |
Accidents and incidents
- 18 April 1984: two VOTEC Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registrations PT-GJZ and PT-GKL collided on air, while on approach to land at Imperatriz. PT-GJZ was flying from São Luís to Imperatriz and crashed on ground killing all of its 18 passengers and crew. PT-GKL was flying from Belém-Val de Cans to Imperatriz and its pilot was able to make an emergency landing on Tocantins river. One passenger of its 17-passenger and crew died.[4][5][6]
Access
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Imperatriz.
See also
References
- ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ^ "Accident description PT-GJZ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-GKL". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Roleta russa". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 335–337. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
External links
- Template:WAD
- Airport information for SBIZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBIZ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IMP at Aviation Safety Network