Edu Chaves Airport | |
Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto Edu Chaves|italic=yes |
Iata: | GUJ |
Icao: | SBGW |
Lid: | SP0076 |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Guaratinguetá |
Timezone: | BRT |
Metric-Elev: | yes |
Elevation-M: | 537 |
Elevation-F: | 1,761 |
Coordinates: | -22.7917°N -45.2044°W |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil São Paulo State#Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | GUJ |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Metric-Rwy: | yes |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,551 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,089 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: Airport Website,[1] ANAC,[2] DECEA[3] |
Edu Chaves Airport is the airport serving Guaratinguetá, Brazil.
The airport is named after Eduardo Pacheco e Chaves (1887–1975), who was the first Brazilian pilot to fly in Brazil on March 8, 1912 in Santos. He also founded the first school of aviation in Brazil.[4]
It is operated by Rede Voa.
Some of its facilities are used by the School of Aeronautics Specialists of the Brazilian Air Force.[5]
On February 19, 2020 the administration of the airport was handed over to DAESP.[6]
On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.[7] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
The airport is located 3km (02miles) from downtown Guaratinguetá.