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Pinto Martins Intl Airport |
Pinto Martins International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins |
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| External view of Pinto Martins International Airport |
| IATA: FOR – ICAO: SBFZ |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public/Military |
| Operator |
Infraero |
| Serves |
Fortaleza |
| Elevation AMSL |
82 ft / 25 m |
| Coordinates |
03°46′35″S 38°31′57″W / 3.77639°S 38.5325°W / -3.77639; -38.5325 |
| Website |
Infraero FOR |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 13/31 |
8,350 |
2,545 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Passengers |
4,211,651 |
| Aircraft Operations |
51,861 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
37,721 |
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website |
Pinto Martins International Airport (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is an international airport located at Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It handles domestic and international air traffic of the city of Fortaleza.
In 2008, the airport served 3,465,791 passengers and 47,703 aircraft movements, placing it as the 11th busiest airport in Brazil in terms of passengers. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Italy |
Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Arkefly |
Amsterdam [seasonal] |
| Avianca Brazil |
Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines |
Campinas-Viracopos |
| Gol Airlines |
Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Juazeiro do Norte, Manaus, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Luis, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina |
| Iberia |
Madrid [begins 1 February] |
| Livingston Energy Flight |
Milan-Malpensa [seasonal], Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal] |
| Puma Air |
Belém-Val de Cães [begins 1 November] |
| TACV |
Praia |
| TAM Airlines |
Brasília, Natal, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Luis, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina |
| TAP Portugal |
Lisbon |
| Webjet |
Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte, Natal, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
a.^ Airline operating regular charter flights.
Accidents and incidents
- 8 June 1982: VASP flight 168, a Boeing 727-212 registration PP-SRK flying from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Pinto Martins International Airport collided with a mountain while on approach to Fortaleza. The captain descended below a minimum descent altitude. All 137 passengers and crew died.
Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL525 million (USD276.6 million; EUR193.8 million) investiment plan to up-grade Pinto Martins International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Fortaleza being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed in the renovation and enlargement of passenger terminal, apron, and parking with completion due in November 2013.
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Brazil
References
- ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
- ^ Airport Official Website
- ^ Reigada, Maria izabel (28 September 2010). "Novo voo da Iberia no Nordeste já está no sistema" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/novo-voo-da-iberia-no-nordeste-ja-esta-no-sistema_61858.html. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Chirotto, Fernando (17 September 2010). "Puma Air inicia voo diário para Fortaleza em novembro" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/puma-air-inicia-voo-diario-para-fortaleza-em-novembro_61539.html. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ 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 SBFZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBFZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBFZ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for FOR at Aviation Safety Network
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| General Info
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| Country |
Brazil
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| ICAO ID |
SBFZ
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| Time |
UTC-3(-2DT)
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| Latitude |
-3.776283
03° 46' 34.62" S
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| Longitude |
-38.532556
038° 31' 57.20" W
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| Elevation |
82 feet
25 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
021° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Near City |
Fortaleza
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| FORTALEZA TWR |
129.0
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| FORTALEZA OPS |
122.5
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| GND |
121.95
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| ATIS |
127.7
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| FORTALEZA APP |
133.0
134.55
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 13/31 |
8350 x 148 feet
2545 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
066FAXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
FLZ |
FORTALEZA |
088X |
114.1 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
FLZ |
FORTALEZA |
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260 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Obst 450 ft hi ant, dist 2.4 NM aligned with thld Rwy 13.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100, A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 13 MEHT 45'.
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| MISC |
Alfa twy hi pwr engine test is allowed. Flt pln acpt by phone.
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| RSTD |
Acft tfc wg span greater than 50 M proh on Delta and Alfa twy. Eng runup proh on apron opposite twr fac, general avn and PAX trml. Jet or turboprop acft usingmil apron are proh fr turning acft tail toward auth office, storage bldg, EMS hgr and Mil AIS fac. Jet acft proh executing manuevers turning acft tail toward passenger trml and general avn bldg. Twy Echo is proh to med and large wgspan acft leaving general avn trml to enter or cross rwy. This altn AOE arpt may be used only with prior apvl of the Brazilian Minister of Aeronautics. Strong justification is rqr with flt/PAX clnc for USDAO to req clnc for these arpts. AMC chan msn will nml prk on civ ramp, while special msn will nml prk on mil ramp. Twy ALPHA clsd btn int KILO and LIMA Fri, Sat and Sun 0000-0900Z++.
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