Urubupungá Airport Explained

Urubupungá–Ernesto Pochler Airport
Nativename:Aeroporto de Urubupungá–Ernesto Pochler
Iata:URB
Icao:SBUP
Type:Defunct
City-Served:Castilho
Opened:1973
Elevation-F:1,168
Elevation-M:356
Coordinates:-20.7742°N -51.5647°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:URB
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
R1-Length-F:5,525
R1-Length-M:1,684
R1-Surface:Asphalt (closed)
Footnotes:Abandoned, no longer operational.

Urubupungá–Ernesto Pochler Airport, formerly, was an airport that served Castilho and Urubupungá Complex, in Brazil until 2003, when services were suspended. It was closed and abandoned and in 2005.

History

Urubupungá–Ernesto Pochler Airport was built by CESP as a support structure for the operation of the Urubupungá complex, formed by the hydroelectric plants Ilha Solteira, Jupiá and Três Irmãos on Paraná river.

In 1984 the facility was transferred to Infraero,[1] and a few years later, before 2003, it was transferred to DAESP.

In 2003 services were suspended due to bad conditions of the runway and in 2005 it was closed and abandoned.[2] [3]

Access

The airport was located 19km (12miles) south of downtown Castilho.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portaria 1121/GM5/1984. Força Aérea Brasileira. 22 August 1984. 20 July 2023. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto não tem vôos há 4 anos no interior de SP. g1. 21 July 2007. 20 July 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Aeroporto de Urubupungá é desativado por más condições. Perfil News. 15 June 2005. 20 July 2023. pt.