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Pinto Martins Intl Airport |
Pinto Martins International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins |
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| External view of Pinto Martins International Airport |
| IATA: FOR – ICAO: SBFZ |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public/Military |
| Operator |
Infraero |
| Serves |
Fortaleza |
| Elevation AMSL |
82 ft / 25 m |
| Coordinates |
03°46′35″S 38°31′57″W / 3.77639°S 38.5325°W / -3.77639; -38.5325 |
| Website |
Infraero FOR |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 13/31 |
8,350 |
2,545 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Passengers |
4,211,651 |
| Aircraft Operations |
51,861 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
37,721 |
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website |
Pinto Martins International Airport (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is an international airport located at Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It handles domestic and international air traffic of the city of Fortaleza.
In 2008, the airport served 3,465,791 passengers and 47,703 aircraft movements, placing it as the 11th busiest airport in Brazil in terms of passengers. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Italy |
Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Arkefly |
Amsterdam [seasonal] |
| Avianca Brazil |
Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines |
Campinas-Viracopos |
| Gol Airlines |
Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Juazeiro do Norte, Manaus, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Luis, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina |
| Iberia |
Madrid [begins 1 February] |
| Livingston Energy Flight |
Milan-Malpensa [seasonal], Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal] |
| Puma Air |
Belém-Val de Cães [begins 1 November] |
| TACV |
Praia |
| TAM Airlines |
Brasília, Natal, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Luis, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina |
| TAP Portugal |
Lisbon |
| Webjet |
Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte, Natal, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
a.^ Airline operating regular charter flights.
Accidents and incidents
- 8 June 1982: VASP flight 168, a Boeing 727-212 registration PP-SRK flying from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Pinto Martins International Airport collided with a mountain while on approach to Fortaleza. The captain descended below a minimum descent altitude. All 137 passengers and crew died.
Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL525 million (USD276.6 million; EUR193.8 million) investiment plan to up-grade Pinto Martins International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Fortaleza being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed in the renovation and enlargement of passenger terminal, apron, and parking with completion due in November 2013.
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Brazil
References
- ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ Reigada, Maria izabel (28 September 2010). "Novo voo da Iberia no Nordeste já está no sistema" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/novo-voo-da-iberia-no-nordeste-ja-esta-no-sistema_61858.html. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Chirotto, Fernando (17 September 2010). "Puma Air inicia voo diário para Fortaleza em novembro" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/puma-air-inicia-voo-diario-para-fortaleza-em-novembro_61539.html. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico: pp. A4. http://www.valoronline.com.br
External links
- Airport information for SBFZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBFZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBFZ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for FOR at Aviation Safety Network
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