Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport

Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Cunha Machado (Tirirical)
IATA: SLZ – ICAO: SBSL
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Infraero
Serves		São Luís
Elevation AMSL		54 m / 178 ft
Coordinates		02°35′07″S 044°14′03″W / 2.58528°S 44.23417°W / -2.58528; -44.23417Coordinates: 02°35′07″S 044°14′03″W / 2.58528°S 44.23417°W / -2.58528; -44.23417
Website		Infraero SLZ
Map
SLZ Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
06/24	2,393	7,850	Asphalt
09/27	1,483	4,867	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers			1,379,146
Aircraft Operations			23,643
Metric tonnes of cargo			6,648
Statistics: Infraero [1] Sources: Airport Website[2]

Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (IATA: SLZ, ICAO: SBSL), formerly called Tirirical Airport, is the airport serving São Luís, Brazil. Since October 17, 1985 the airport is named after Marechal Cunha Machado.^[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

In 1942 the airport was inaugurated and since 1974 it is operated by Infraero.

The present passenger terminal was opened in June 1998. In October 2004 it was upgraded to international category.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador da Bahia
Gol Airlines	Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Fortaleza, Imperatriz, Manaus, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina
TAM Airlines	Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Imperatriz, Manaus, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Santarém, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TRIP Linhas Aéreas	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belém-Val de Cães, Carajás

Accidents and incidents

Accidents

• 1 June 1973: a Cruzeiro do Sul Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI N registration PP-PDX flying from Belém-Val de Cães to São Luís crashed on approach to São Luís. Engine no.1 lost power and the aircraft attained an extreme nose-up attitude. It stalled and crashed 760m to the right of the runway. All 23 passengers and crew died.^[4]
• 18 April 1984: a Votec Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GJZ flying from São Luís to Imperatriz while on approach to land at Imperatriz, collided on air with another Votec Bandeirante. The aircraft crashed on ground killing all of its 18 passengers and crew. The other aircraft had one fatality.^[5]

Incidents

• 3 February 1984: a Cruzeiro do Sul Airbus A300B4-203 operating flight 302 en route from São Luís to Belém-Val de Cães with 176 passengers and crew aboard was hijacked by 3 persons who demanded to be taken to Cuba. The flight reached Camagüey in less than a day. There were no victims.^[6]

Access

The airport is located 15 km (9 mi) from downtown São Luís.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Brazil

References

1. ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
2. ^ Airport Official Website
3. ^ "Lei n˚7.383, de 17 de outubro de 1985" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. 17 October 1985. http://www6.senado.gov.br/legislacao/ListaPublicacoes.action?id=129788. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Accident description PP-PDX". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730601-1. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
5. ^ "Accident description PT-GJZ". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840418-0. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
6. ^ "Incident description 3 February 1984". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840203-0. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 

External links

	Aviation portal
	Brazil portal

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