Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesVitória
Focus city forGol Transportes Aéreos
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL10 m / 34 ft
Coordinates20°15′29″S 040°17′11″W / 20.25806°S 40.28639°W / -20.25806; -40.28639
Websitevitoria-airport.com.br
Map
VIX is located in Brazil
VIX
VIX
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,750 5,741 Asphalt
02/20 2,058 6,752 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers2,668,534 Increase 29%
Aircraft movements37,901 Increase 17%
Statistics: Zurich Airport Brasil[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport (IATA: VIX, ICAO: SBVT), formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil. Since 9 May 2006, it is named after Eurico de Aguiar Salles (1910–1959) a local politician and law professor.[5]

It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.

History

The airport was built in the 1930s and in 1943 a concrete runway and a passenger terminal were built.[6]

In 2005 renovation works started at the airport. Projects included a passenger terminal located on a second runway and a control tower. The old terminal was converted into an international cargo terminal. The construction costed initially BRL 300 million, was paralyzed several times in 2006 and 2007 leaving construction virtually abandoned and delayed by overpricing and diversion of funds. It was finished in April 2018.[7]

Between 1975 and 2019 it was managed by Infraero. On March 15, 2019 Flughafen Zürich AG won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Recife
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão (begins 31 March 2024), Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont (ends 30 March 2024), São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Seasonal charter: Porto Seguro

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
LATAM Cargo Brasil Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Miami
Total Linhas Aéreas Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

  • 19 December 1949: an Aerovias Brasil Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III registration PP-AXG, disappeared when on a training flight after taking-off from Vitória. It probably crashed at sea. All 6 passengers and crew died.[9]
  • 3 April 1955: an Itaú Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-ITG struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach to Vitória. The crew of 3 died.[10]
  • 9 May 1962: a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 240-D registration PP-CEZ on final approach to Vitória struck a tree at a height of 40m, 1,860m short of the runway. It should have been at 150m. Of the 31 passengers and crew aboard, 28 died.[11][12]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Vitória.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas, Dados e Documentos". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vitória Airport". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Eurico de Aguiar Salles (SBVT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lei nº 11.296, de 9 de maio de 2006". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 9 May 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aeroporto de Vitória comemora 42 anos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Com obra no PAC, ampliação do aeroporto de Vitória tem 41 meses de atraso" (in Portuguese). Transparência Capixaba. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Accident description PP-AXG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Accident description PP-ITG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Accident description PP-CEZ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  12. ↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "O velho lutador". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 204–207. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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