Uberaba Airport

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (IATA: UBA, ICAO: SBUR) is the airport serving Uberaba, Brazil.

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport

Aeroporto de Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesUberaba
OpenedMay 23, 1935 (1935-05-23)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL809 m / 2,655 ft
Coordinates19°45′53″S 047°57′58″W
Map
UBA is located in Brazil
UBA
UBA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,759 5,771 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers104,856 Increase 78%
Aircraft Operations6,902 Increase 30%
Metric tonnes of cargo81 Increase 56%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: ANAC[2]

During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Infraero and AENA.

History

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was founded on May 23, 1935 and originally named after Alberto Santos-Dumont. On June 13, 1980 the name was changed to Mário de Almeida Franco.

Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 the consortium AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins
Seasonal: Porto Seguro
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Congonhas (resumes 6 July 2023)

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Uberaba.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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