Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport

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Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza
Visao externa do aeroporto de Fortaleza.jpg
IATA: FORICAO: SBFZ
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Infraero
Serves Fortaleza
Elevation AMSL 25 m / 82 ft
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Website Infraero FOR
Map
FOR is located in Brazil
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Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,545 8,350 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 5,952,629
Aircraft Operations 66,814
Metric tonnes of cargo 39,389
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (IATA: FORICAO: SBFZ) is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil. It is named after Euclides Pinto Martins (1892–1924) a Ceará-born aviator, who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air-link between New York and Rio de Janeiro.

It is operated by Infraero.

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

History

The airport has its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.

During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting the Southern Atlantic operations.

On May 13, 1952 the original name, Cocorote Airport, was changed to its present name. In 1966 a passenger terminal and apron were built. Those facilities are now used by general aviation operations.

Since January 7, 1974 the airport is operated by Infraero and in 1997 it was upgraded to international category.

In February 1998 a new passenger terminal was opened.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
Avianca Brazil Bogotá, Brasília, Juazeiro do Norte, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Manaus, Natal, Parnaíba, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina
Condor Frankfurt
Gol Airlines Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cruzeiro do Sul, Macapá, Manaus, Natal, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina
Meridiana Milan-Malpensa
TACV Praia, Sal
TAM Airlines Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Manaus, Miami, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina
TAP Portugal Lisbon

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
TAM Cargo (ABSA) Guayaquil, Manaus, Medellín, Miami, Recife, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Panama City, Quito
Total Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte-Confins, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

  • October 21, 1998: an Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, registration PT-WKH, crashed on short finals to runway 13. The aircraft was arriving from Teresina, carrying medical supplies. Three people on board were killed, and one woman on the ground was also killed.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) south of downtown Fortaleza.

Future developments

On August 31, 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.[6]

See also

References

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External links

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