Carlos Prates Airport

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Carlos Prates Airport

Aeroporto Carlos Prates
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
Operator Infraero (1974–2023)
Serves Belo Horizonte
Closed31 March 2023;9 months ago (2023-03-31)
Time zone BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation  AMSL 928 m / 3,044 ft
Coordinates 19°54′33″S043°59′21″W / 19.90917°S 43.98917°W / -19.90917; -43.98917
Website www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-belo-horizonte-carlos-prates/
Map
Brazil location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
SBPR
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/278682,848 Asphalt (closed)
Statistics (2022)
Passengers7,684 Decrease2.svg 59%
Aircraft Operations15,449 Decrease2.svg 9%
Metric tonnes of cargo0
Statistics: Infraero [1]
Sources: Airport Website, [2] ANAC [3]

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

Contents

History

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

The airport ceased all operations permanently on March 31, 2023 after several delays. [4] Some of its operations were transferred to Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport. [5] [6] [7] At the time of its closure no scheduled flights operated at this airport.

Access

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Aeroporto Carlos Prates". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Aeroporto Carlos Prates, em Belo Horizonte, é fechado e centenas ficam desempregados". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Operações no Aeroporto Carlos Prates vão até dia 31 de dezembro". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Aeroporto Carlos Prates, em BH, ganha prazo extra antes de sua desativação". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Aeroporto Carlos Prates vai continuar funcionando até 31 de dezembro". Aeromagazine (in Portuguese). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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