Uberaba Airport

Airport

Infraero (1980–2022)
AENA (2022–present)

ServesUberabaOpenedMay 23, 1935 (1935-05-23)Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)Elevation AMSL809 m / 2,654 ftCoordinates

UBA

Location in Brazil

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UBA

UBA (Brazil)

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Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
17/35	1,759	5,771	Asphalt

Statistics (2023)

Passengers	76,108 27%
Aircraft Operations	5,641 18%
Metric tonnes of cargo	99 22%

Statistics: AENA^[1]
Sources: ANAC,^[2] DECEA^[3]

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

Formerly operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022, the consortium AENA secured a 30-year contract to manage the airport.^[4]

History

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was established on May 23, 1935, initially named in honor of Alberto Santos-Dumont. On September 14, 2007, it was renamed after Mário de Almeida Franco (1910-1974), a rural settlement owner who donated the area for the construction of the airport.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Araxá, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas (begins 8 August 2024) Seasonal: Maceió
Gol Linhas Aéreas	São Paulo–Congonhas
Voepass Linhas Aéreas	São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is situated 4 km (2,5 mi) from downtown Uberaba.

References

^ "Estatísticas". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "MARIO DE ALMEIDA FRANCO (SBUR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "Lei n˚ 11.519, de 14 de setembro de 2007". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 14 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uberaba Airport.

Airport information for SBUR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBUR at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for UBA at Aviation Safety Network

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