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.
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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  IPN Location in Brazil  IPN IPN (Brazil) | |||||||||||
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It is managed by contract 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 |
| Voepass Linhas Aéreasa | 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "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