Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport

Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)
Aeroporto de Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles (Goiabeiras)
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Vitória
Focus city for Gol Transportes Aéreos
Elevation AMSL 3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates 20°15′29″S 040°17′11″W / 20.25806°S 40.28639°W / -20.25806; -40.28639Coordinates: 20°15′29″S 040°17′11″W / 20.25806°S 40.28639°W / -20.25806; -40.28639
Website Infraero VIX
Map
VIX
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,750 5,741 Asphalt
02/20 2,058 6,752 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 3,021,949 Decrease 3.7%
Aircraft movements 46,011 Decrease 9.5%
Metric tonnes of cargo 19,330 Increase 2.0%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (IATA: VIX, ICAO: SBVT), formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil. It is named after Eurico de Aguiar Salles (1910–1959) a local politician and law professor. It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport handles domestic flights, and has the capacity to receive medium-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus 320. [4]

In 2005 renovation works started at the airport. Projects included a passenger terminal located on a second runway and a control tower. The old terminal was converted into an international cargo terminal. The construction costed initially BRL 300 million, was paralyzed several times in 2006 and 2007 leaving construction virtually abandoned and delayed by overpricing and diversion of funds. It was finished on April 2018. [5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Europa Madrid (announced to be operational in 2019) (Begins 2019)[6]
Air Italy Seasonal Charter: Milan-Malpensa (announced to be operational in 2019) (Begins 2019)[7]
Avianca Brazil São Paulo-Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Seasonal:Ilhéus (begins 22 December 2018)[8], Montes Claros (begins 21 December 2018)[9], Porto Seguro (begins 20 December 2018)[10], Teixeira de Freitas (begins 21 december 2018)[11]
Gol Airlines Recife (Begins 2018), Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Seasonal: Natal.
LATAM Brasil Belo Horizonte-Confins (ends 29 October 2018)[12], Brasília, Fortaleza[13], Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
LATAM Cargo Brasil Curitiba, Porto Alegre

Accidents and incidents

  • 19 December 1949: an Aerovias Brasil Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III registration PP-AXG, disappeared when on a training flight after taking-off from Vitória. It probably crashed at sea. All 6 passengers and crew died.[14]
  • 3 April 1955: an Itaú Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-ITG struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach to Vitória. The crew of 3 died.[15]
  • 9 May 1962: a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 240-D registration PP-CEZ on final approach to Vitória struck a tree at a height of 40m, 1,860m short of the runway. It should have been at 150m. Of the 31 passengers and crew aboard, 28 died.[16][17]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Vitória.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ↑ "Aeroporto de Vitória é o pior do país, constata Infraero" (in Portuguese). Folha Vitória. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Com obra no PAC, ampliação do aeroporto de Vitória tem 41 meses de atraso" (in Portuguese). Transparência Capixaba. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  6. ↑ https://www.gazetaonline.com.br/noticias/economia/2018/03/voos-internacionais-aereas-europeias-querem-colocar-vitoria-na-rota-1014124993.html
  7. ↑ https://www.gazetaonline.com.br/noticias/economia/2018/03/voos-internacionais-aereas-europeias-querem-colocar-vitoria-na-rota-1014124993.html
  8. ↑ https://noticias.r7.com/cidades/folha-vitoria/vitoria-vai-ganhar-voos-diretos-para-ilheus-porto-seguro-teixeira-de-freitas-e-montes-claros-durante-a-alta-temporada-31082018
  9. ↑ https://noticias.r7.com/cidades/folha-vitoria/vitoria-vai-ganhar-voos-diretos-para-ilheus-porto-seguro-teixeira-de-freitas-e-montes-claros-durante-a-alta-temporada-31082018
  10. ↑ https://noticias.r7.com/cidades/folha-vitoria/vitoria-vai-ganhar-voos-diretos-para-ilheus-porto-seguro-teixeira-de-freitas-e-montes-claros-durante-a-alta-temporada-31082018
  11. ↑ https://www.gazetaonline.com.br/noticias/cidades/2018/08/azul-lanca-voo-direto-entre-vitoria-e-teixeira-de-freitas-1014144568.html
  12. ↑ http://www.folhavitoria.com.br/geral/blogs/folha-viagem/2018/08/01/latam-vai-acabar-com-os-voos-sem-escalas-de-vitoria-para-belo-horizonte/
  13. ↑ http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/negocios/latam-anuncia-28-novos-voos-domesticos-para-fortaleza-1.1943239
  14. ↑ "Accident description PP-AXG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Accident description PP-ITG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Accident description PP-CEZ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  17. ↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "O velho lutador". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 204–207. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.