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Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport
Aeroporto Estadual Mário Pereira LopesIATA: QSC – ICAO: SDSC Summary Airport type Public Operator DAESP Serves São Carlos Elevation AMSL 807 m / 2,649 ft Coordinates 21°52′31″S 047°54′13″W / 21.87528°S 47.90361°WCoordinates: 21°52′31″S 047°54′13″W / 21.87528°S 47.90361°W Website Map Location in Brazil
QSCRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,720 5,646 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Passengers 2,461 Aircraft Operations 2,657 Metric tonnes of cargo 0 Statistics: DAESP [1]
Sources: Airport Website[2]Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (IATA: QSC, ICAO: SDSC) is the airport serving São Carlos, Brazil.
It is operated by DAESP.
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History
The airport was built in the 1970s as a private aerodrome of a Brazilian tractor manufacturer. In 1995 the factory went bankrupt and, as a consequence, its administration was taken over by DAESP in 2001. DAESP renovated and modernized all facilities. Today the airport is mainly dedicated to general aviation.
Also in 2001, TAM Airlines acquired the old tractor plant and after a complete renovation installed one of its maintenance centers on the site.[3] Close to the maintenance center is located the TAM Museum, which houses a big collection of vintage aircraft.
In 2002, with the closure of the former São Carlos Airport (ICAO: SDZC), which was closer to town, the resident São Carlos Aero Club was transferred to Mário Pereira Lopes Airport.
Airlines and destinations
Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown São Carlos.
See also
References
- ^ DAESP Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ "Brazil MRO Sector Poised for Major Expansion". Flightglobal. 6 July 2010. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/06/343930/brazil-mro-sector-poised-for-major-expansion.html. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
External links
- Airport information for SDSC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SDSC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SDSC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for QSC at Aviation Safety Network
- Francisco Pereira Lopes Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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