Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport

Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport (ICAO: SBGP) is a private airport located near Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil. It is owned and operated by Embraer and used for testing civil and military aircraft.

Gavião Peixoto Airport

Aeroporto de Gavião Peixoto
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorEmbraer
ServesGavião Peixoto
LocationBrazil
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL603 m / 1,978 ft
Coordinates21°45′52″S 048°24′17″W
Websitewww.embraer.com/pt-BR/ConhecaEmbraer/PresencaGlobal/Paginas/Home.aspx
Map
SBGP is located in Brazil
SBGP
SBGP
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 4,967 16,295 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

History

Embraer

In October 2001 Embraer opened a plant on the Aerodrome of Gavião Peixoto, near Araraquara, to house the final assembly of aircraft and to test equipment and technology. For this purpose, Embraer built runway 02/20 with 4,967 x 45 m, considered to be the longest public use runway in the Americas and the fifth longest in the world. Even so, only 2,975 m are actually used - the rest is taken up by a displaced threshold. Embraer offers customer support for its clientele on the site.

The plant manufactures the wings of the Embraer 190 and 195, the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano and Embraer KC-390 aircraft, the refurbishing of the Northrop F-5 of the Brazilian Air Force, and since 2008 the final assembly of Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 aircraft.[2]

Saab

On May 9, 2023, Saab opened an assembly line for the Saab Gripen E at Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport.[3] It is the first Gripen assembly line outside of Sweden and will produce at least 15 of the Brazilian Air Force's order of 36 aircraft. It is intended that the first aircraft produced on this production line will be delivered in 2025.[4]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Gavião Peixoto and 42 km (26 mi) from downtown Araraquara.

See also

References
  1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. "Conheça a Embraer:Unidades Embraer" (in Portuguese). Embraer. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. "Embraer and Saab launch joint production line for Gripen fighter jets in Brazil". Reuters. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. "Embraer Opens First Gripen Assembly Facility Outside Sweden | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
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