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Pinto Martins International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins
External view of Pinto Martins International Airport IATA: FOR – ICAO: SBFZ Summary Airport type Public/Military Operator Infraero Serves Fortaleza Elevation AMSL 25 m / 82 ft Coordinates 03°46′35″S 038°31′57″W / 3.77639°S 38.5325°WCoordinates: 03°46′35″S 038°31′57″W / 3.77639°S 38.5325°W Website Map Location in Brazil
FORRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,545 8,350 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Passengers 5,072,786 Aircraft Operations 62,570 Metric tonnes of cargo 49,408 Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website[2]Pinto Martins International Airport (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil. It is named after Euclides Pinto Martins (1892–1924) a Ceará-born aviator, who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air-link between New York and Rio de Janeiro.
In 2010, the airport was ranked 6th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. It is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Fortaleza Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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History
The airport has its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.
During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting the Southern Atlantic operations.
On May 13, 1952 the original name, Cocorote Airport, was changed to its present name. In 1966 a passenger terminal and apron were built. Those facilities are presently used by general aviation operations.
Since January 7, 1974 the airport is operated by Infraero and in 1997 it was upgraded to international category.
In February 1998 a brand-new passenger terminal was opened.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air Italy Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino ArkeFly a Amsterdam Avianca Brazil Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas-Viracopos, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís Gol Airlines Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Cruzeiro do Sul, Juazeiro do Norte, Manaus, Natal, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Juazeiro do Norte, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Vitória da Conquista TACV Praia TAM Airlines Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória TAP Portugal Lisbon Webjet Belo Horizonte-Confins, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Natal, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia a.^ Airline operating regular charter flights.
Accidents and incidents
- June 8, 1982: a VASP Boeing 727–212 registration PP-SRK operating flight 168 from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Fortaleza collided with a mountain while on approach to Fortaleza. The captain descended below a minimum descent altitude. All 137 passengers and crew died.[3]
Access
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) south of downtown Fortaleza.
Future developments
On August 31, 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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ "Accident description PP-SRK". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820608-0. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (August 31, 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
- Pinto Martins International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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