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Pampulha Carlos Drummond De Andrade Airport |
Belo Horizonte/Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport
Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade |
| IATA: PLU – ICAO: SBBH |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public/Military |
| Operator |
Infraero |
| Serves |
Belo Horizonte |
| Elevation AMSL |
2,589 ft / 789 m |
| Coordinates |
19°51′04″S 043°57′02″W / 19.85111°S 43.95056°W / -19.85111; -43.95056 |
| Website |
Infraero PLU |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 13/31 |
2,505 |
8,220 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Passengers |
598,360 |
| Aircraft Operations |
58,288 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
0 |
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website |
Belo Horizonte Airport (IATA: PLU, ICAO: SBBH), officially known as Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport, is an airport located in the Pampulha district, eight kilometers from Belo Horizonte downtown, in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
On November 16, 2004, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva officially changed the name of the airport to Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade, in homage to Brazilian writer Carlos Drummond de Andrade, born in Itabira, a city in the state of Minas Gerais.
In April 2005, the state's government decided to move most of its traffic to Tancredo Neves International Airport (Confins), because Pampulha could not handle the amount of traffic it was receiving. Since then only aircraft with a capacity of up to 50 passengers can operate here. Therefore, most of the flights are related to intrastate journeys and to/from adjoining states, and general aviation. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas |
Ribeirão Preto, São José do Rio Preto |
| Trip |
Araxá, Cabo Frio, Campinas-Viracopos, Cascavel, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Diamantina, Dourados, Goiânia, Governador Valadares, Ipatinga, Juiz de Fora, Montes Claros, Patos de Minas, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio Verde, São João del-Rei, São José dos Campos, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberaba, Uberlândia, Vitória da Conquista |
Accidents and incidents
- 27 September 1946: Panair do Brasil, a Douglas DC-3-228D registration PP-PCH flying from Belo Horizonte-Pampulha to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont airport crashed into a mountain near the location of Alto Rio Doce. All 25 passengers and crew died.
- 31 May 1954: Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Douglas DC-3/C-47A-80-DL registration PP-ANO en route from Governador Valadares to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha strayed off course and struck Mount Cipó in cloudy conditions. All 19 passengers and crew died.
- 24 June 1960: Real Transportes Aéreos, a Convair CV-340-62 registration PP-YRB, flying from Belo Horizonte-Pampulha to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont airport crashed into Guanabara Bay in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro - Galeão International Airport due to unknown causes. All 54 passengers and crew died.
- 23 October 1973: Vasp, a NAMC YS-11A-211 registration PP-SMJ, flying from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha airport, during an aborted take-off over-run the runway and slid into Guanabara Bay. Of the 65 passengers and crew, 8 passengers died.
Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL8.4 million (USD4.4 million; EUR3.1 million) investiment plan to up-grade Pampulha Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Belo Horizonte being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed as follows:
- New control tower. Value 5.6. Completion: November 2010
- Upgrade of general aviation hangers. Value 1.2. Completion: July 2013
- Enlargement of the apron. Value 1.6. Completion: July 2013
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| General Info
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| Country |
Brazil
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| ICAO ID |
SBBH
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| Time |
UTC-3(-2DT)
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| Latitude |
-19.851181
19° 51' 04.25" S
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| Longitude |
-43.950628
043° 57' 02.26" W
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| Elevation |
2589 feet
789 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
021° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Near City |
Belo Horizonte
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Communications
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| BELO HORIZONTE TWR |
118.0
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| SAO PAULO OPS |
122.5
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| GND |
121.6
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| BELO HORIZONTE TRAFF |
121.1
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| BELO HORIZONTE ATIS |
127.45
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| BELO HORIZONTE APP |
120.2
129.1
129.4
119.65
Sctr 1 (129.1) Sctr 2 (129.4)
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 13/31 |
8220 x 148 feet
2505 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
044FBXT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
BHZ |
BELO HORIZONTE |
124X |
117.7 |
3.1 NM |
128.7
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| NDB |
BHZ |
BELO HORIZONTE |
- |
520 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
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| Other Fluids |
OX, Indicates oxygen servicing when type of servicing is unknown
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird haz.
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| FUEL |
Avbl Tue - Sat H24, Sun-Mon 0800-0300Z++ fueling agent Petrobras; Tue-Fri 0800-0200Z++ OT O/R, fueling agent Shell. (NC-100, A1)
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| MISC |
Rwy grooved.
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