Salvador Bahia Airport
Salvador–Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador–Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Salvador da Bahia | ||||||||||||||
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AMSL | 20 m / 66 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W / 12.90861°S 38.32250°W | ||||||||||||||
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Salvador–Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (
It is operated by Vinci SA.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Salvador Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
History
The airport, originally called Santo Amaro do Ipitanga Airport, was established in 1925. In 1941 Panair do Brasil participating in the World War II efforts with the support of the American and Brazilian governments completely rebuilt the facility.
On 20 December 1955, the airport had its name changed for the first time: it became known as Dois de Julho International Airport, celebrating Bahia Independence Day. This is still the name by which the population of Salvador da Bahia call the facility. On 16 June 1998 the airport name was again changed to honor Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998) an influential politician of the state of Bahia. This second change remains however controversial and there have been attempts to revert it.[6] Since 2017 the concessionary has been using the Trade name Salvador Bahia Airport.
The airport is located in an area of more than 6 million square meters between sand dunes and native vegetation. The lush, bamboo-covered road to the airport has become one of the scenic attractions of Salvador da Bahia.
A brand new passenger terminal was opened in 1998, replacing an original outdated terminal. This new terminal continued to be upgraded and was completed by the end of year 2000. The main terminal, which includes a shopping mall has 69,400 m2, 11 jetways and a capacity to handle 6,000,000 passengers/year. Traffic has been growing at an average of 14% per year.
Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. According to the list, Salvador da Bahia was considered to be in good situation, operating with less than 70% of its capacity.[7]
Previously operated by
On 26 April 2018, the Aeroporto station on Line 2 of the Salvador subway was opened to the public.[10]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Abaeté Aviação | Barra Grande, Boipeba, Morro de São Paulo |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza |
Madrid
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Goiânia, Ilhéus, Porto Seguro, Recife, Vitória da Conquista
Seasonal: Brasília, Cuiabá, Foz do Iguaçu, Montes Claros, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São José do Rio Preto | |
Belo Horizonte–Confins, Guanambi
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São Paulo–Guarulhos, Vitória, Vitória da Conquista
Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Jericoacoara, Montevideo, São José dos Campos (begins 02 July 2024)[11] | |
São Paulo–Guarulhos
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| LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin |
| Sky Airline | Montevideo, Santiago de Chile |
| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon |
| Voepass Linhas Aéreasa | Recife |
Note:
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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São Paulo-Guarulhos
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| LATAM Cargo Brasil | Campinas, Miami |
São Paulo–Guarulhos
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Accidents and incidents
Accidents with fatalities
- 21 September 1944: A Panair do Brasil Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-PBH crashed shortly after take-off from Salvador da Bahia. All 16 occupants died.[12][13]
Access
The airport is located 28 km (17 mi) north from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
A free shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes from 5am to 1am to Aeroporto station of Salvador subway, which connects to downtown Salvador at Lapa.[14]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ "Operational Data". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Salvador Bahia Airport". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Lei nº 9.661, de 16 de junho de 1998". Câmara dos Deputados (in Portuguese). 16 June 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Projeto de lei 6106/2002" (PDF). Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). 21 February 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Governo muda critério de avaliação e 'melhora' desempenho de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Alves, Alan Tiago; Ribeiro, Rafaela (16 March 2017). "Aeroporto de Salvador vai a leilão e usuários esperam melhorias". Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "VINCI Airports wins the concession for Salvador's airport in Brazil". VINCI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Estação aeroporto do metrô de Salvador é inaugurada". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Aeroporto de São José dos Campos-SP terá voos para destino no Nordeste em julho, pela GOL Linhas Aéreas". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Accident description PP-PBH". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
- ^ "Estação Aeroporto | CCR Metrô Bahia". www.ccrmetrobahia.com.br. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Airport information for SBSV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBSV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SSA at Aviation Safety Network
