Campo de Marte Airport

Campo de Marte Airport (ICAO: SBMT) is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1919. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome.

"Campo de Marte" redirects here. For the equestrian venue in Mexico City, see Campo Marte. For other uses, see Campo Marte (disambiguation).

Campo de Marte Airport

Aeroporto Campo de Marte
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorInfraero
ServesSão Paulo
Elevation AMSL722 m / 2,368 ft
Coordinates23°30′24″S 046°38′02″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-sao-paulo-campo-de-marte/
Map
SBMT
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,600 5,250 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H02 25 82 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers96,735 18.6%
Aircraft Operations63,281 12.6%
Metric tonnes of cargo0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History
Pope Benedict XVI during a mass celebrated on 11 May 2007 at the airport

Campo de Marte was the first airport built in São Paulo, opened in 1919.

The airport was bombarded during the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution.

On 12 November 1933 a ceremony marking the start-up of scheduled flights of VASP took place at the airport. The first two routes linked Campo de Marte to São Carlos and São José do Rio Preto, and to Ribeirão Preto and Uberaba.

It handled all air operations in São Paulo until VASP opened Congonhas Airport in 1936. VASP considered it a necessary move because of unexpected growing demands, and to avoid a problem of constant flooding by the adjoining Tietê River, particularly the one that happened in 1929.

Presently it houses the São Paulo Flying School, founded in 1931, helicopters and general aviation services. It has limited night operations capability, usually reserved to helicopters.

The 4th command of the Brazilian Air Force is also located on the premises.

On 11 May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei Galvão, during a mass on the site.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents
  • 4 November 2007: an Air Taxi Learjet 35A registration PT-OVC crashed over a house in a residential area nearby after a failed takeoff attempt from Campo de Marte, killing the pilot, co-pilot, and 6 people on the ground.[4]
  • 19 March 2016: a private kit aircraft, model Comp Air 9 registration PR-ZRA crashed into one house in the São Bento neighborhood, about one mile after takeoff, killing 7 people onboard and injuring one resident.[5]

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown São Paulo in the district of Santana.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto de São Paulo Campo de Marte". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. "Accident description PT-OVC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. "Kit crash kills seven". AvWeb article about the accident.
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