Uberaba Airport

Airport

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport

Aeroporto de Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco

* IATA: UBA
* ICAO: SBUR
* LID: MG0009

Summary
Airport type| Public
Operator|

* Infraero (1980–2022)
* AENA (2022–present)

Serves| Uberaba
Opened| May 23, 1935 (1935-05-23)
Time zone| BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL| 809 m / 2,654 ft
Coordinates| 19°45′53″S 047°57′58″W﻿ / ﻿19.76472°S 47.96611°W﻿ / -19.76472; -47.96611
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

m  | ft
17/35  | 1,759  | 5,771  | Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
| Passengers| 76,108  27%

|

Aircraft Operations| 5,641  18%
Metric tonnes of cargo| 99  22%

Statistics: AENA[1]
Sources: ANAC,[2] DECEA[3]

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (IATA: UBA, ICAO: SBUR) is the airport serving Uberaba, Brazil.

Formerly operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022, the consortium AENA secured a 30-year contract to manage the airport.[4]

## History[edit]

Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was established on May 23, 1935, initially named in honor of Alberto Santos-Dumont. On September 14, 2007, it was renamed after Mário de Almeida Franco (1910-1974), a rural settlement owner who donated the area for the construction of the airport.[5]

## Airlines and destinations[edit]

Airlines| Destinations

|

Azul Brazilian Airlines |  Araxá, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas (begins 8 August 2024)
Seasonal: Maceió
Gol Linhas Aéreas |  São Paulo–Congonhas
Voepass Linhas Aéreas |  São Paulo–Guarulhos

## Access[edit]

Departure Gate at UBA Airport (2016)

The airport is situated 4 km (2,5 mi) from downtown Uberaba.

## See also[edit]

* Aviation portal
* Brazil portal

* List of airports in Brazil

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Estatísticas". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
3. ^ "MARIO DE ALMEIDA FRANCO (SBUR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
4. ^ "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
5. ^ "Lei n˚ 11.519, de 14 de setembro de 2007". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 14 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uberaba Airport.

* Airport information for SBUR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
* Current weather for SBUR at NOAA/NWS
* Accident history for UBA at Aviation Safety Network

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