São Borja Airport Explained

São Borja Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto de São Borja|italic=yes
Iata:	JBS
Icao:	SSSB
Lid:	RS0014
Type:	Public
City-Served:	São Borja
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	262
Elevation-M:	80
Coordinates:	-28.6547°N -56.0347°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil Rio Grande do Sul#Brazil
Pushpin Label:	JBS
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	07/25
R1-Length-F:	4,921
R1-Length-M:	1,500
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
R2-Number:	14/32
R2-Length-F:	2,297
R2-Length-M:	700
R2-Surface:	Grass
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Sources: ANAC,^[1] DECEA^[2]

São Borja Airport, also known as João Manoel Airport, is the airport serving São Borja, located in the Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 30 June 1950: a SAVAG Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-SAA flying from Porto Alegre to São Borja in bad weather collided against a hill, caught fire and crashed near the location of São Francisco de Assis. All 10 occupants died, including the founder of SAVAG and pilot, Gustavo Kraemer, and Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho, senator and first Minister of Air Force in Brazil.^{[3] [4]}

Access

The airport is located 4km (02miles) from downtown São Borja.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 22 March 2021. pt.
2. Web site: São Borja (SSSB). DECEA. 27 September 2023. pt.
3. Web site: Accident description PP-SAA . Aviation Safety Network . 20 July 2013.
4. Book: Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César . O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 . Salgado Filho . EDIPUCRS . 2 . Porto Alegre . 2008 . 102–107 . 978-85-7430-760-2 . Portuguese.