Uberlândia Airport

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato
IATA: UDI – ICAO: SBUL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero
Serves	Uberlândia
Elevation AMSL	943 m / 3,094 ft
Coordinates	18°53′01″S 048°13′31″W / 18.88361°S 48.22528°WCoordinates: 18°53′01″S 048°13′31″W / 18.88361°S 48.22528°W
Website	Infraero UDI
Map
UDI Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,950 6,398 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,168,978 Aircraft Operations 27,401 Metric tonnes of cargo 2,142
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (IATA: UDI, ICAO: SBUL) is the airport serving Uberlândia, Brazil. Since 2001 the airport is named after the Uberlândia-born pilot of the Brazilian Air Force César Bombonato (1955-1998), who died in an air crash.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The first flight to the site of the airport was operated on May 10, 1935 but the area was officially designated only on July 21, 1953.

In 1980, the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.

In 2005, the airport terminal was extensively renewed and enlarged. In 2007, the runway was extended.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Goiânia, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio Verde, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberaba
Gol Airlines	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas

Accidents and incidents

• 28 February 1952: a Panair do Brasil Douglas DC-3A-393 registration PP-PCN flying from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to Goiânia via Uberlândia. One of the wings struck a tree shortly after the pilot executed a go-around. The flight had been cleared to land at Uberlândia. Of the 31 occupants, 8 died.^[4]

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uberlândia.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
4. "Accident description PP-PCN". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

External links

• Airport information for SBUL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBUL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBUL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for UDI at Aviation Safety Network