Maringá Regional Airport Explained

Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Regional Sílvio Name Júnior|italic=yes
Iata:MGF
Icao:SBMG
Lid:PR0004
Type:Public
Operator:Terminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG S.A.
SEIL
City-Served:Maringá
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:1,801
Elevation-M:549
Coordinates:-23.4764°N -52.0178°W
Pushpin Map:Paraná#Brazil
Pushpin Label:MGF
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:7,808
R1-Length-M:2,380
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2011
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:677,264 33%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:16,726 10%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:Statistics: SEIL[1] [2]
Sources: Airport Website,[3] ANAC,[4] DECEA[5]

Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport, is the airport serving Maringá, Brazil. It is named after Sílvio Name Júnior (1967-2000), a local businessman and politician who died in a plane crash.[6]

It is operated by Terminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG, a semi-independent Transportation Authority of Maringá, indirectly related to the Municipality of Maringá, and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

History

The airport was built as a replacement to Dr. Gastão Vidigal Regional Airport, which was closed.[7]

The facility was built between October, 1994 and September 16, 2000. It began operating on April 25, 2001.

Its terminal is designed to handle more than 430,000 passengers per year.

Airlines and destinations

Note:

Flights operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.

Access

The airport is located 12km (07miles) from downtown Maringá.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatística de passageiros. SEIL. pt. March 2012. 18 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Movimentação de aeronaves. SEIL. pt. March 2012. 18 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Aeroporto Regional de Maringá. Aeroporto Regional de Maringá. 18 May 2021. pt.
  4. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 April 2021. 27 January 2022. pt.
  5. Web site: Silvio Name Junior (SBMG). DECEA. 29 March 2024. pt.
  6. Web site: Vítima de acidente com bimotor era candidato a prefeito em Maringá . Folha.com . Portuguese . December 17, 2000 . October 6, 2010 . Eduardo . Scolese.
  7. Web site: Aeroporto Regional Dr. Gastão Vidigal - Anos 1980. Maringá Histórica. 14 October 2023. pt.