Uberlândia Airport

Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (IATA: UDI, ICAO: SBUL) is the airport serving Uberlândia, Brazil. Since 2001 the airport is named after the Uberlândia-born pilot of the Brazilian Air Force César Bombonato (1955-1998), who died in an air crash.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The first flight to the site of the airport was operated on May 10, 1935 but the area was officially designated only on July 21, 1953.

In 1980 the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.

In 2005 the airport terminal was extensively renewed and enlarged and in 2007 the runway was extended.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Araxá, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brasília, Campinas, Goiânia, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio Verde, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberaba
Gol Airlines	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas	Cuiabá, Goiânia, Palmas, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas

Accidents and incidents

• 28 February 1952: a Panair do Brasil Douglas DC-3A-393 registration PP-PCN flying from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to Goiânia via Uberlândia. One of the wings struck a tree shortly after the pilot executed a go-around. The flight had been cleared to land at Uberlândia. Of the 31 occupants, 8 died.

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Uberlândia.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

External links

• Airport information for SBUL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBUL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBUL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for UDI at Aviation Safety Network