- Marechal Rondon International Airport
-
Marechal Rondon International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Rondon
External view of Marechal Rondon International Airport IATA: CGB – ICAO: SBCY Summary Airport type Public Operator Infraero Serves Cuiabá Location Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil Elevation AMSL 188 m / 617 ft Coordinates 15°39′10″S 056°07′00″W / 15.65278°S 56.1166667°WCoordinates: 15°39′10″S 056°07′00″W / 15.65278°S 56.1166667°W Website Map Location in Brazil
CGBRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,300 7,546 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Passengers 2,134,267 Aircraft Operations 53,805 Metric tonnes of cargo 5,590 Statistics: Infraero [1]
Sources: Airport Website[2]Marechal Rondon International Airport (IATA: CGB, ICAO: SBCY) is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865-1958), a Brazilian explorer.
It is operated by Infraero.
Contents
History
Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.
Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1975 and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.
The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on June 30, 2006. The second phase will involve the demolition of the old terminal building and the construction of the enlargement of the new passenger terminal on its place.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Maringá, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Avianca Brazil Brasília, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Porto Velho, São Paulo-Guarulhos Gol Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Goiânia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Presidente Prudente, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Goiânia, Ribeirão Preto, Rondonópolis, São Paulo-Guarulhos TAM Airlines Brasília, Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas São Paulo-Congonhas TRIP Linhas Aéreas Alta Floresta, Araçatuba, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ji-Paraná, Londrina, Manaus, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rondonópolis, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sinop, Vilhena, Vitória Accidents and incidents
- 7 December 1960: a Real Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-AKF belonging to Transportes Aéreos Nacional, en route from Cuiabá to Manaus-Ponta Pelada crashed on Cachimbo mountains. The engine no.2 failed during the flight. Altitude was lost, the pilot jettisoned some of the cargo but the aircraft continued to lose height. It crashed and caught fire. 15 passengers and crew died.[3]
- 12 August 1965: a Paraense Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando registration PP-BTH en route to Cuiabá caught fire and crashed on the location of Buracão, close do Barra do Bugre, in the State of Mato Grosso. All 13 passengers and crew died.[4]
- 23 June 1985: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GJN flying from Juara to Marechal Rondon International Airport, while on approach to land at Cuiabá, had technical problems on engine number 1. An emergency landing was attempted but the aircraft stalled and crashed 1 km short of the runway. All 17 occupants died.[5]
Access
The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Cuiabá.
Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million (USD16.3 million; EUR11.4 million) investiment plan [6] to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed in the renovation of passenger the terminal, parking and access to the airport, with completion due in October 2012.
See also
References
- ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ "Accident description PP-AKF". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601207-0. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-BTH". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650812-0. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-GJN". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850623-1. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico: pp. A4. http://www.valoronline.com.br
External links
- Airport information for SBCY at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBCY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBCY at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CGB at Aviation Safety Network
- Marechal Rondon International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
Lists of airports By IATA code - A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
By ICAO code - A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
By traffic Other lists - Airports by country
- Airport eponyms
- Airline destinations
- Military installations
Lists relating to aviation General Aircraft (manufacturers) · Aircraft engines (manufacturers) · Airlines (defunct) · Airports · Civil authorities · Museums · Registration prefixes · Rotorcraft (manufacturers) · TimelineMilitary Accidents/incidents Records 
BrazilHistory First inhabitants · Colonization · Empire · Old Republic · Vargas Era · Second Republic · Military rule · ContemporaryGeography Regions · States · Mesoregions · Microregions · Municipalities · Islands · Coastline · Climate · Environment · Extreme points · Protected areas · CapitalsGovernment Constitution · Federal government · President · National Congress · Foreign relations · Law · Law enforcement · MilitaryPolitics Economy Society Demographics · People · Languages · Religion · Immigration · Education · Health · Crime · Social issues · Largest cities · ApartheidCulture Categories:- Airports in Brazil
- Airports established in 1956
- Mato Grosso
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
