Vale do Aço Regional Airport explained

Vale do Aço Regional Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Regional do Vale do Aço|italic=yes
Iata:IPN
Icao:SBIP
Lid:MG0007
Type:Public
City-Served:Ipatinga
Location:Santana do Paraíso, Brazil
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:786
Elevation-M:240
Coordinates:-19.4706°N -42.4881°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil Minas Gerais#Brazil
Pushpin Label:IPN
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:6,575
R1-Length-M:2,004
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:191,016 38%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:5,343 14%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:167 61%
Footnotes:Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Vale do Aço Regional Airport, formerly known as Usiminas Airport, is the airport serving Ipatinga, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Santana do Paraíso.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Formerly owned and managed by the steel manufacturer Usiminas, in 2012 the administration began to be conducted in partnership with Socicam.[5] However, in March 2016 the concessionary became temporarily the sole administrator. On August 7, 2020, the State of Minas Gerais signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[6] [7]

As result of structural problems on the runway, on February 20, 2019, ANAC suspended all operations at the airport, so that the concessionary could solve the problems.[8] The airport was reopened on December 1, 2021.[9]

Airlines and destinations

Note:

Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.

Access

The airport is located 4km (02miles) from downtown Santana do Paraíso and 5km (03miles) from Ipatinga.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatísticas. Infraero. 26 February 2024. 9 May 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto Regional Vale do Aço. Infraero. 21 June 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 17 May 2021. pt.
  4. Web site: USIMINAS (SBIP). DECEA. 21 January 2024. pt.
  5. Web site: Edital sobre licitação do aeroporto previsto para ser publicado em março . Diário do aço . 1 March 2016 . 3 August 2016 . pt.
  6. Web site: Contrato emergencial para aeroporto. Diário do aço. 10 March 2016. 3 August 2016. pt.
  7. Web site: Governo de MG contrata Infraero para administrar aeroporto do Vale do Aço. Aero Magazine. 8 August 2020. 21 June 2023. pt.
  8. Web site: ANAC interdita o aeroporto de Ipatinga por falta de segurança . Agência Brasil . 20 February 2019 . 21 February 2019 . pt.
  9. Web site: Solenidade marca a reabertura do Aeroporto Regional do Vale do Aço. Diário do Aço. 1 December 2021. 21 June 2023. pt.