Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport Explained

Gavião Peixoto Embraer Section
Nativename:Portuguese: Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto|italic=yes
Ensign Size:250
Icao:SBGP
Lid:SP0075
Type:Private
Owner-Oper:Embraer
City-Served:Gavião Peixoto
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:1,998
Elevation-M:609
Coordinates:-21.7644°N -48.4047°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil São Paulo State#Brazil
Pushpin Label:SBGP
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:02R/20L
R1-Length-F:9,843
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:02L/20R
R2-Length-F:5,910
R2-Length-M:1,800
R2-Surface:Dirt
Footnotes:Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto is a private aerodrome located near Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil. It is owned and operated by Embraer and used for testing civil and military aircraft.

History

Embraer

In October 2001 Embraer opened a plant on the Aerodrome of Gavião Peixoto, near Araraquara, to house the final assembly of aircraft and to test equipment and technology. For this purpose, Embraer built runway 02/20 with 4,967 x 45 m, considered to be the longest public use runway in the Americas and the fifth longest in the world. However, some length of this is taken up by a displaced threshold, leaving only 2,975 m available for northwards landings. Embraer offers customer support for its clientele on the site.

The plant manufactures the wings of the Embraer 190 and 195, the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano and Embraer KC-390 aircraft, the refurbishing of the Northrop F-5 of the Brazilian Air Force, and since 2008 the final assembly of Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 aircraft.[3]

Saab

On May 9, 2023, Saab opened an assembly line for the Saab Gripen E at Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport.[4] It is the first Gripen assembly line outside of Sweden and will produce at least 15 of the Brazilian Air Force's order of 36 aircraft. It is intended that the first aircraft produced on this production line will be delivered in 2025.[5]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 18km (11miles) from downtown Gavião Peixoto and 42km (26miles) from downtown Araraquara.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 27 November 2020. pt.
  2. Web site: EMBRAER - Unidade Gavião Peixoto (SBGP). DECEA. 17 April 2024. pt.
  3. Web site: Conheça a Embraer:Unidades Embraer . Embraer . April 26, 2011 . Portuguese.
  4. News: 2023-05-09 . Embraer and Saab launch joint production line for Gripen fighter jets in Brazil . en . Reuters . 2023-05-27.
  5. Web site: Embraer Opens First Gripen Assembly Facility Outside Sweden Aviation Week Network . 2023-05-27 . aviationweek.com.