Protásio de Oliveira Airport explained

Brigadeiro Protásio de Oliveira Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Brigadeiro Protásio de Oliveira|italic=yes
Icao:SBJC
Type:Defunct
Operator:Infraero (1980–2021)
City-Served:Belém
Timezone:Time in Brazil
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:52
Elevation-M:16
Coordinates:-1.415°N -48.4589°W
Pushpin Map:Pará#Brazil
Pushpin Label:SBJC
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:3,629
R1-Length-M:1,106
R1-Surface:Asphalt (closed)
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:10,847 48%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:6,202 52%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:7 56%
Footnotes:Statistics: Infraero[1]
Source: ANAC[2]

Brigadeiro Protásio de Oliveira Airport, formerly called Júlio César Airport, was an airport serving Belém, Brazil. Since 14 April 2010, it was named after Protásio Lopes de Oliveira (1923–2003) former president of Infraero and commander of the 1st Regional Air Force (I COMAR).[3]

It was operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was opened in 1936 as a military airfield. In 1937 the Flying School of Pará also established itself on the premises. The airport remained dedicated to military and instruction operations until 1976, when it was converted for public use with the name of Júlio César Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located.

In 1980 administration was transferred to Infraero and it was dedicated to general aviation.

On 4 March 2021 plans to close the airport were announced. The site was converted into a park and its general aviation operations were transferred to Val-de-Cans International Airport.[4] The airport was closed on 31 December 2021.[5]

At the time of its closure no scheduled flights operated at this airport.

Access

The airport was located 18km (11miles) from downtown Belém.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatísticas . Infraero . 14 February 2022 . 31 March 2022 . pt.
  2. Web site: Aeródromos . ANAC . 15 October 2019 . 11 May 2020 . pt.
  3. Web site: Lei n˚12.228, de 13 de abril de 2010 . Lei Direto . pt . 14 April 2010 . 9 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Aeroporto de Belém terá novo pátio para receber aviões do aeroporto que virará parque . Aeroin . 4 March 2021 . 4 March 2021 . pt.
  5. Web site: Ouça a despedida do controlador do aeroporto de Belém que será transformado em parque. Aeroin. 2 January 2022. 2 January 2022. pt.