Carlos Prates Airport

Carlos Prates Airport
Aeroporto Carlos Prates
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Belo Horizonte
Elevation AMSL 928 m / 3,044 ft
Coordinates 19°54′33″S 043°59′21″W / 19.90917°S 43.98917°W / -19.90917; -43.98917Coordinates: 19°54′33″S 043°59′21″W / 19.90917°S 43.98917°W / -19.90917; -43.98917
Website Infraero SBPR
Map
SBPR
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 928 3,044 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 25,517
Aircraft Operations 21,948
Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Carlos Prates Airport (ICAO: SBPR) is one of the airports serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located and this, in turn, was named after an Engineer that planned parts of Belo Horizonte.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1944 and has always been dedicated to general aviation and flying schools. Since 1973 it has been administrated by Infraero.

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Belo Horizonte.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
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