Emb. Walther Moreira Salles Airport | |
Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto Emb. Walther Moreira Salles|italic=yes |
Iata: | POO |
Icao: | SBPC |
Lid: | MG0018 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Infraero (2022–present) |
City-Served: | Poços de Caldas |
Timezone: | BRT |
Metric-Elev: | yes |
Elevation-F: | 4,137 |
Elevation-M: | 1,261 |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil Minas Gerais#Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | POO |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Metric-Rwy: | yes |
R1-Number: | 09/27 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,970 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,515 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2023 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 933 436% |
Stat2-Header: | Aircraft Operations |
Stat2-Data: | 1,458 680% |
Stat3-Header: | Metric tonnes of cargo |
Stat3-Data: | 0 |
Footnotes: | Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] |
Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport is the airport serving Poços de Caldas, Brazil. It is named after Walter Moreira Salles, a banker and philanthropist.
It is managed by contract by Infraero.
The airport was opened in 1937.
On October 20, 2022, the Municipality of Poços de Caldas signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[5]
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
The airport is located 8km (05miles) from downtown Poços de Caldas.