Imperatriz Airport

Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IATA: IMP, ICAO: SBIZ) is the airport serving Imperatriz, Brazil. It is named after a former mayor of Imperatriz.

Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport

Aeroporto de Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesImperatriz
Elevation AMSL131 m / 431 ft
Coordinates05°31′50″S 047°27′30″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-imperatriz-prefeito-renato-moreira/
Map
IMP
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,798 5,899 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers338,782 18.7%
Aircraft Operations5,079 4.5%
Metric tonnes of cargo818 12.1%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Imperatriz has a long tradition of air services, which started with at the end of the 1930s with Syndicato Condor using seaplanes which landed at Tocantins River.

At the end of World War II, the first airport with a 1,200m x 30m earth runway was operational but it was subject to flooding during the rainy season. Even so, Cruzeiro do Sul, Real-Aerovias and later Varig maintained regular operations to Imperatriz.

Around the end of the 1960s studies were made for a completely new facility and the site of the present airport was chosen. The airport was commissioned in 1973 at the same time that the older facility was closed. It has been administrated by Infraero since 1980.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents
  • 18 April 1984: two VOTEC Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registrations PT-GJZ and PT-GKL collided on air, while on approach to land at Imperatriz. PT-GJZ was flying from São Luís to Imperatriz and crashed on ground killing all of its 18 passengers and crew. PT-GKL was flying from Belém-Val de Cans to Imperatriz and its pilot was able to make an emergency landing on Tocantins river. One passenger of its 17-passenger and crew died.[5][6][7]

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Imperatriz.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Pref. Renato Moreira". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "Aeroporto de Imperatriz". Aviação Brasil (in Portuguese). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Accident description PT-GJZ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  6. "Accident description PT-GKL". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Roleta russa". 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. 335–337. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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