Salvador International Airport

Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV), formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador, Brazil. Since 16 June 1998 the airport is named after Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998), an influential politician of the state of Bahia.[4]

Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorVinci SA
ServesSalvador, Bahia
Focus city forGol Airlines
Elevation AMSL19.5 m / 63 ft
Coordinates12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W
Websitewww.salvador-airport.com.br/en
Map
SSA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,005 9,859 Asphalt
17/35 1,520 4,987 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers7,735,685 0.3%
Aircraft Operations76,642 3.6%
Metric tonnes of cargo30,055 0.2%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]
Aerial View
View of airport check-ins
Inside the airport
Rail to Airport

It is operated by Vinci SA.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Salvador Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

The airport, originally called Santo Amaro do Ipitanga Airport, was founded in 1925. In 1941 Panair do Brasil participating in the World War II efforts with the support of the American and Brazilian governments completely rebuilt the facility.

On 20 December 1955, the airport had its name changed for the first time: it became known as Dois de Julho International Airport, celebrating Bahia Independence Day. This is still the name by which the population of Salvador da Bahia call the facility. On 16 June 1998 the airport name was again changed to its present form, honoring Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998) an influential politician of the state of Bahia. This second change remains however controversial and there have been attempts to revert it.[5]

The airport is located in an area of more than 6 million square meters between sand dunes and native vegetation. The lush, bamboo-covered road to the airport has become one of the scenic attractions of Salvador da Bahia.

A brand new passenger terminal was opened in 1998, replacing the original outdated terminal. This new terminal continued to be upgraded and was completed by the end of year 2000. The main terminal, which includes a shopping mall has 69,400 m², 11 jetways and a capacity to handle 6,000,000 passengers/year. Traffic has been growing at an average of 14% per year.

Previously operated by Infraero, on 16 March 2017, the concession of the facility was won by Vinci SA, for which it paid R$ 2,35 billions (€ 640 millions). The concession is for a period of 30 years.[6] The new concessionary plans to duplicate the passenger terminal.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Seasonal: Córdoba
Air Europa Madrid
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife
Copa Airlines Panama City–Tocumen
Gol Transportes Aéreos Belo Horizonte–Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Natal, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Vitória
Seasonal: Córdoba, Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu, Porto Alegre, Rosário
JetSmart Santiago de Chile
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Sky Airline Seasonal: Santiago de Chile
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
VoePass Barreiras, Petrolina, Teixeira de Freitas, Vitória da Conquista

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Total Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte-Confins, Fortaleza, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Sideral Air Cargo São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

Accidents with fatalities

Access

The airport is located 28 km (17 mi) north from downtown Salvador da Bahia.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Salvador Bahia Airport". Vinci Airports (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos". ANAC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. "Lei n˚9.661, de 16 de junho de 1998". Lei Direto (in Portuguese). 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  5. "Projeto de lei 6106/2002" (PDF). Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). 21 February 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. Alves, Alan Tiago; Ribeiro, Rafaela (16 March 2017). "Aeroporto de Salvador vai a leilão e usuários esperam melhorias". Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. "Accident description PP-PBH". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Mais um Lodestar". 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. 69–72. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  9. "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  10. "Accident description FAB-2060". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  11. "Accident description FAB-7102". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

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