Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (IATA: SLZ, ICAO: SBSL), formerly called Tirirical Airport, is the airport serving São Luís, Brazil. Since 17 October 1985, the airport is named after Marechal Cunha Machado.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | São Luís | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 54 m / 178 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°35′13″S 044°14′10″W | ||||||||||||||
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It is operated by CCR.
History
In 1942, a grass track measuring one thousand meters (runway 09/27), which served the airbase of the Brazilian Army, was the only way that São Luís had to receive flights. Runway 06/24 was built as part of the US base which began operating in 1943. In 1974, the Air Ministry transferred to Infraero technical jurisdiction, administrative and operational airport. The new terminal of the airport Marechal Cunha Machado was opened in June 1998. The name of the airport is a tribute to the Air Marshall and Captain Lieutenant Commander Hugo da Cunha Machado, born in Maranhão. In October 2004, it was upgraded to international category.
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
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| Gol Transportes Aéreos | São Paulo–Guarulhos,[6] Teresina[6] |
Accidents and incidents
- 1 June 1973: a Cruzeiro do Sul Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI N registration PP-PDX operating flight 109 from Belém-Val de Cans to São Luís crashed on approach to São Luís. Engine no.1 lost power and the aircraft attained an extreme nose-up attitude. It stalled and crashed 760m to the right of the runway. All 23 passengers and crew died.[7][8]
- 3 February 1984: a Cruzeiro do Sul Airbus A300B4-203 operating flight 302 en route from São Luís to Belém-Val de Cans with 176 passengers and crew aboard was hijacked by 3 persons who demanded to be taken to Cuba. The flight reached Camagüey in less than a day. There were no deaths among the victims.[9]
Access
The airport is located 15 km (9 mi) from downtown São Luís.
See also
References
- "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Cunha Machado". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- "Lei n˚7.383, de 17 de outubro de 1985" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. 17 October 1985. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "Conheça a rede aérea da Gol para o Mercado Livre; primeiro voo liga Guarulhos a Fortaleza". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- "Accident description PP-PDX". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "O mistério do Tirirical". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 279–284. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
- "Incident description 3 February 1984". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SBSL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBSL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SLZ at Aviation Safety Network
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