Salgado Filho International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Salgado Filho International Airport [SEAN BOOTHBY LMFAO]
nativename = Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho
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caption = Salgado Filho International Airport
IATA = POA
ICAO = SBPA
type = Public
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operator = Infreaero
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location = Porto Alegre
elevation-f = 11
elevation-m = 3
coordinates = Coord|29|59|40|S|51|10|17|W|type:airport
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r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 7,481
r1-length-m = 2,280
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Salgado Filho International Airport airport codes|POA|SBPA is the airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The passenger terminals are 37,600 m² and have 32 check-in counters. The airport is 6 km from downtown.

Salgado Filho International Airport is the first airport in Latin America with a movie theatre and a shopping mall.

In 2007, the airport handled 4,444,748 passengers and 68,827 aircraft movements [Airport statistics for 2007 http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.operac.1207.pdf] , placing it 6th busiest Brazilian airport in terms of passengers.

Airlines and destinations

* ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras (cargo)
* Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cordoba, Montevideo)
* Gol Transportes Aéreos (Montevideo, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Córdoba, Rosário, Rio De Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Salvador, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Manaus, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Palmas, Ilhéus, Goiânia, Belém, Campinas)
* LAN Cargo (cargo)
* NHT Linhas Aéreas (Passo Fundo, Caxias do Sul, Navegantes, Curitiba, Santa Maria, Santa Rosa, Rio Grande, Pelotas, Bagé)
* OceanAir (São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Paulo-Congonhas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Curitiba, Campinas)
* PLUNA (Montevideo)
* TAM Airlines ("TAM Linhas Aéreas") (Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
* TRIP Linhas Aereas (Cascavel, Londrina)
* Varig (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, São Paulo-Congonhas)
* Varig Logística (cargo)
* WebJet Linhas Aéreas (Rio De Janeiro-Galeão, Curitiba, Salvador, Campo Grande)

Accidents and incidents

* July 17, 2007: TAM Airlines Flight 3054 flew from Salgado Filho to Congonhas Airport and crashed while attempting to land. All of the 187 passengers and crew members died.

=Additional

ee also

* List of the busiest airports in Brazil

References

External links

* [http://www.infraero.gov.br/usa/aero_prev_home.php?ai=226 Salgado Filho International Airport] (official site, in English)
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