Londrina Airport

Londrina – Gov. José Richa Airport (IATA: LDB, ICAO: SBLO) is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa (1934–2003), former Mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.

Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport

Aeroporto de Londrina-Governador José Richa
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCCR
ServesLondrina
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL569 m / 1,867 ft
Coordinates23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W
Map
LDB
Location in Brazil
LDB
LDB (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers428,428 27%
Aircraft Operations15,300 18%
Metric tonnes of cargo804 23%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1936 but only in 1956 the runway was paved. In 1958 a new terminal, a project by Remo Veronesi, was opened, and in 2000 it was extensively renovated and enlarged.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Curitiba

Seasonal: Florianópolis

Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Congonhas

Accidents and incidents
  • 13 December 1950: a VASP Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-SPT while on initial climb from Londrina lost engine power, crashed and caught fire. There were 3 ground fatalities.[5]
  • 14 September 1969: a VASP Douglas C-47B-45-DK registration PP-SPP operating flight 555 took off from Londrina to São Paulo-Congonhas but due to a feathered propeller, had to return to the origin. While on approach for landing, the aircraft made a sharp left turn and crashed. All 20 passengers and crew died.[6][7]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at LDB airport. See source Wikidata query.

Access

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) southeast from downtown Londrina.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. "Aeroporto Gov. José Richa". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  6. "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Arremetida monomotor". 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. 262–266. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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