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DeutschVale do Aço Regional Airport
Vale do Aço Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional do Vale do Aço | |||||||||||
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 Passenger terminal of the Vale do Aço Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Ipatinga | ||||||||||
| Location | Santana do Paraíso, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 240 m / 786 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°28′14″S 042°29′17″W / 19.47056°S 42.48806°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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Vale do Aço Regional Airport (IATA: IPN, ICAO: SBIP), formerly known as Usiminas Airport, is the airport serving Ipatinga, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Santana do Paraíso.
It is operated by Infraero.
History
[edit]Formerly owned and managed by the steel manufacturer Usiminas, in 2012 the administration began to be conducted in partnership with Socicam.[5] However, in March 2016 the concessionary became temporarily the sole administrator. On August 7, 2020, the State of Minas Gerais signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[6][7]
As result of structural problems on the runway, on February 20, 2019, ANAC suspended all operations at the airport, so that the concessionary could solve the problems.[8] The airport was reopened on December 1, 2021.[9]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte–Confins |
| Voepassa | São Paulo–Congonhas |
Note:
a: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.
Access
[edit]The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Santana do Paraíso and 5 km (3 mi) from Ipatinga.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Aeroporto Regional Vale do Aço". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "USIMINAS (SBIP)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Edital sobre licitação do aeroporto previsto para ser publicado em março". Diário do aço (in Portuguese). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Contrato emergencial para aeroporto". Diário do aço (in Portuguese). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Governo de MG contrata Infraero para administrar aeroporto do Vale do Aço". Aero Magazine (in Portuguese). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "ANAC interdita o aeroporto de Ipatinga por falta de segurança". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Solenidade marca a reabertura do Aeroporto Regional do Vale do Aço". Diário do Aço (in Portuguese). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for SBIP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBIP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IPN at Aviation Safety Network
