Maringá Regional Airport
Airport
MGF
Location in Brazil
Show map of Paraná
MGF
MGF (Brazil)
Show map of Brazil| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||
| 10/28 | 2,380 | 7,808 | Asphalt |
| Passengers | 677,264  33% |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Operations | 16,726 10% |
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.[6]
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 was built as a replacement to Dr. Gastão Vidigal Regional Airport, which was closed.[7]
The facility was built between October, 1994 and September 16, 2000. It began operating on April 25, 2001.
Its terminal is designed to handle more than 430,000 passengers per year.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas, Curitiba Seasonal: Porto Seguro |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| Voepass Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Congonhas |
Note:
a: Flights operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.
Access
The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown Maringá.
See also
Aviation portal
Brazil portal
Gallery
-
Airport landside -
Check-in area
References
- ^ "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Aeroporto Regional de Maringá". Aeroporto Regional de Maringá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Silvio Name Junior (SBMG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Scolese, Eduardo (December 17, 2000). "Vítima de acidente com bimotor era candidato a prefeito em Maringá" (in Portuguese). Folha.com. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "Aeroporto Regional Dr. Gastão Vidigal - Anos 1980". Maringá Histórica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
External links
- Airport information for SBMG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBMG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MGF at Aviation Safety Network
- v
- t
- e
Airports in Paraná 
