Carlos Prates Airport

Carlos Prates Airport (ICAO: SBPR) is one of the airports serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located and this, in turn, was named after an Engineer that planned parts of Belo Horizonte.

Carlos Prates Airport


Aeroporto Carlos Prates
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesBelo Horizonte
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL928 m / 3,044 ft
Coordinates19°54′33″S 043°59′21″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-belo-horizonte-carlos-prates/
Map
SBPR
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 868 2,848 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers18,625 3%
Aircraft Operations17,057 24%
Metric tonnes of cargo0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1944 and it has always been dedicated to general aviation and flying schools. Since 1973 it has been managed by Infraero.

The airport will cease all operations permanently on December 31, 2022, and its operations will be transferred to Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport.[4][5][6]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

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

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. "Aeroporto Carlos Prates". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "Operações no Aeroporto Carlos Prates vão até dia 31 de dezembro". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. "Aeroporto Carlos Prates, em BH, ganha prazo extra antes de sua desativação". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. "Aeroporto Carlos Prates vai continuar funcionando até 31 de dezembro". Aeromagazine (in Portuguese). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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