Glauber Rocha Airport Explained

Glauber Rocha Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto Glauber Rocha|italic=yes
Iata:	VDC
Icao:	SBVC
Lid:	BA0005
Type:	Public
Operator:	Socicam
City-Served:	Vitória da Conquista
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	2,933
Elevation-M:	894
Coordinates:	-14.9078°N -40.9147°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil
Pushpin Label:	VDC
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	15/33
R1-Length-F:	6,890
R1-Length-M:	2,100
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat-Year:	2023
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat1-Data:	449,984 30%
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Statistics: Secretaria de Turismo^[1] Sources: Website,^[2] ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

Glauber Rocha Airport is the airport serving Vitória da Conquista, Brazil. It was named after the Brazilian Film Director Glauber de Andrade Rocha, who was born in Vitória da Conquista.

It is managed by Socicam.

History

The airport opened on July 25, 2019. It replaced the former airport of Vitória da Conquista, Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport.^[5]

Access

The airport is located 18km (11miles) from downtown Vitória da Conquista.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movimentação Anual de Passageiros. Governo do Estado da Bahia. 4 October 2024. pt.
2. Web site: Aeroporto de Conquista. Socicam. 17 May 2021. pt.
3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 7 January 2021. pt.
4. Web site: Glauber de Andrade Rocha (SBVC). DECEA. 9 October 2023. pt.
5. Web site: Aeroporto Glauber Rocha registra aumento de 80% na movimentação de passageiros . Governo do Estado da Bahia . 23 September 2019 . 3 March 2020 . Portuguese.