Maringá Regional Airport

Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (IATA: MGF, ICAO: SBMG), is the airport serving Maringá, Brazil. It is named after Sílvio Name Júnior (1967-2000), a local businessman and politician who died in a plane crash.[5]

Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport

Aeroporto Regional Sílvio Name Júnior
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTerminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG S.A.
SEIL
ServesMaringá
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL549 m / 1,801 ft
Coordinates23°28′46″S 052°00′44″W
Websiteaeroportomaringa.com.br
Map
MGF is located in Paraná
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Location in Brazil
MGF is located in Brazil
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MGF (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,380 7,808 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers677,264 Increase 33%
Aircraft Operations16,726 Increase 10%
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: Airport Website,[3] ANAC[4]

It is operated by Terminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG, a semi-independent Transportation Authority of Maringá, indirectly related to the Municipality of Maringá, and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

History

The airport serves an area composed of the city of Maringá and neighboring communities, with a total number of 2 million inhabitants. The new terminal was built between October, 1994 and September 16, 2000. It began operating on April 25, 2001.

The airport is very modern and the runway of the airport is capable to handle major regional and domestic flights. Its terminal is designed to handle more than 430,000 passengers per year.

The airport has service with over 120 parking places.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Curitiba
Seasonal: Florianópolis, Porto Seguro
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown Maringá.

See also
  • Aeroporto de Maringá (MGF)
    Airport landside
  • Balcões de check-in
    Check-in area

References
  1. "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Aeroporto Regional de Maringá". Aeroporto Regional de Maringá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. Scolese, Eduardo (December 17, 2000). "Vítima de acidente com bimotor era candidato a prefeito em Maringá" (in Portuguese). Folha.com. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
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