Campo de Marte Airport

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Campo de Marte Airport

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Aeroporto Campo de Marte
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Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorInfraero
ServesSão Paulo
OpenedJuly 26, 1929 (1929-07-26)
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL722 m / 2,368 ft
Coordinates23°30′24″S 046°38′02″W / 23.50667°S 46.63389°W / -23.50667; -46.63389Coordinates: 23°30′24″S 046°38′02″W / 23.50667°S 46.63389°W / -23.50667; -46.63389
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-sao-paulo-campo-de-marte/
Map
RTE is located in Brazil
RTE
RTE
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,600 5,250 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
11/28 25 82 Cobblestone
Statistics (2020)
Passengers75,171 Decrease 22%
Aircraft Operations45,988 Decrease 27%
Metric tonnes of cargo0 Steady
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Campo de Marte Airport (IATA: RTE, ICAO: SBMT) is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1929. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome.

It is operated by Infraero.

History[]

Pope Benedict XVI during a mass celebrated on 11 May 2007 at the airport

Campo de Marte was the first airport built in São Paulo, officially opened on July 26, 1929.[4]

The airport was bombarded during the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution.

On 12 November 1933 a ceremony marking the start-up of scheduled flights of VASP took place at the airport. The first two routes linked Campo de Marte to São Carlos and São José do Rio Preto, and to Ribeirão Preto and Uberaba.

It handled all air operations in São Paulo until VASP opened Congonhas Airport in 1936. VASP considered it a necessary move because of unexpected growing demands, and to avoid a problem of constant flooding by the adjoining Tietê River, particularly the one that happened in 1929.

São Paulo Air Force Base was created on 22 May 1941 by Decree 3,302 at Campo de Marte Airport. On 26 January 1945 the base at Campo de Marte was decommissioned and transferred to its present location, then called Cumbica Farm at Guarulhos.[5]

Presently it houses the São Paulo Flying School, founded in 1931, helicopters and general aviation services. It has limited night operations capability, usually reserved to helicopters.

The 4th command of the Brazilian Air Force is also located on the premises.

On 11 May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei Galvão, during a mass on the site.

Airlines and destinations[]

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 4 November 2007: an Air Taxi Learjet 35A registration PT-OVC crashed over a house in a residential area nearby after a failed takeoff attempt from Campo de Marte, killing the pilot, co-pilot, and 6 people on the ground.[6]
  • 19 March 2016: a private kit aircraft, model Comp Air 9 registration PR-ZRA crashed into one house in the neighborhood of Casa Verde, about one mile after takeoff, killing 7 people onboard and injuring one resident. Among the victims were entrepreneur Roger Agnelli and his family.[7]

Access[]

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown São Paulo in the district of Santana.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto de São Paulo Campo de Marte". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "História". Campo de Marte SBMT (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 156–159.
  6. ^ "Accident description PT-OVC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Roger Agnelli, ex-presidente da Vale, morre em queda de avião em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). 19 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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