Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport | |
Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto de Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco|italic=yes |
Iata: | UBA |
Icao: | SBUR |
Lid: | MG0009 |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Uberaba |
Timezone: | BRT |
Metric-Elev: | yes |
Elevation-F: | 2,654 |
Elevation-M: | 809 |
Coordinates: | -19.7647°N -47.9661°W |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil Minas Gerais#Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | UBA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Metric-Rwy: | yes |
R1-Number: | 17/35 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,771 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,759 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2023 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 76,108 27% |
Stat2-Header: | Aircraft Operations |
Stat2-Data: | 5,641 18% |
Stat3-Header: | Metric tonnes of cargo |
Stat3-Data: | 99 22% |
Footnotes: | Statistics: AENA[1] Sources: ANAC,[2] DECEA[3] |
Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is the airport serving Uberaba, Brazil.
Formerly operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022, the consortium AENA secured a 30-year contract to manage the airport.[4]
Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was established on May 23, 1935, initially named in honor of Alberto Santos-Dumont. On September 14, 2007, it was renamed after Mário de Almeida Franco (1910-1974), a rural settlement owner who donated the area for the construction of the airport.[5]
The airport is situated 4 km (2,5 mi) from downtown Uberaba.