Ubaporanga Airport

Ubaporanga Airport (ICAO: SNCT) is the airport serving Caratinga, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Ubaporanga.

Ubaporanga Airport

Aeroporto de Ubaporanga
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCaratinga
LocationUbaporanga, Brazil
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL599 m / 1,965 ft
Coordinates19°43′31″S 42°06′44″W
Map
SNCT is located in Brazil
SNCT
SNCT
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,080 3,543 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

History

The operations of the airport are restricted to daytime and with small aircraft.[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

  • 5 November 2021: a Beechcraft King Air registration PT-ONJ operating a chartered flight from Goiânia to Ubaporanga while on final approach crashed on a waterfall 4 km (2.5 mi) from the airport, in the municipality of Piedade de Caratinga. The crash killed all the occupants, being two crew members and three passengers, among them singer Marília Mendonça due to a concert in Caratinga on the same day.[4] Before hitting the ground, the aircraft hit high-voltage tower cables, which, according to pilot reports, had hindered landings in previous months.[5]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Caratinga and 11 km (7 mi) from downtown Ubaporanga. It is located near BR-116, in the village of Córrego das Palmeiras.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. Jornal Diário de Caratinga (25 June 2015). "Município recebe pelotão do Bombeiro Militar e o Batalhão da PM" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. Portal Caparaó (26 January 2010). "Aécio Neves inaugura UTI em Caratinga" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. Larissa Ricci e Matheus Adler (5 November 2021). "Avião de Marília Mendonça caiu a 4 km do aeroporto em Caratinga". Jornal Estado de Minas. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. G1 (5 November 2021). "Cemig confirma que avião com Marília Mendonça atingiu cabo de torre de alta tensão antes de cair em MG". Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. EmSampa. "Aeroportos Públicos Nacionais - Caratinga" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. Élder Martinho (5 July 2009). "Caratinga". O Tempo. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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