Londrina Airport

Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport
Aeroporto de Londrina-Governador José Richa
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Londrina
Elevation AMSL 569 m / 1,867 ft
Coordinates 23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W / -23.33028; -51.13667Coordinates: 23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W / -23.33028; -51.13667
Website www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/parana/aeroporto-de-londrina.html
Map
LDB
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,102 6,896 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 920,782 Decrease 12.9%
Aircraft Operations 24,371 Decrease 6.8%
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,716 Decrease 9.5%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Londrina – Gov. José Richa Airport (IATA: LDB, ICAO: SBLO) is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa (1934–2003), former Mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1936 but only in 1956 the runway was paved. In 1958 a new terminal was opened and it 2000 it was extensively renovated and enlarged.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Cuiabá, Curitiba
Gol Airlines Curitiba, Porto Alegre, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Curitiba, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

  • 13 December 1950: a VASP Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-SPT while on initial climb from Londrina lost engine power, crashed and caught fire. There were 3 ground fatalities.[4]
  • 14 September 1969: a VASP Douglas C-47B-45-DK registration PP-SPP operating flight 555 took off from Londrina to São Paulo-Congonhas but due to a feathered propeller, had to return to the origin. While on approach for landing, the aircraft made a sharp left turn and crashed. All 20 passengers and crew died.[5][6]

Access

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) southeast from downtown Londrina.

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. ↑ "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Arremetida monomotor". 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. 262–266. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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