Campo de Marte Airport

"Campo de Marte" redirects here. For the equestrian venue in Mexico City, see Campo Marte. For other uses, see Campo Marte (disambiguation).

Campo de Marte Airport Aeroporto Campo de Marte
IATA: MAE ICAO: SBMT
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Infraero
Serves	São Paulo
Elevation AMSL	722 m / 2,368 ft
Coordinates	23°30′25″S 046°38′03″W
Website	Infraero SBMT
Map
SBMT Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 1,600 5,250 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft NR1 36 118 Grass NR2 25 82 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 151,275 Aircraft Operations 93,354 Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero Sources: Airport Website, ANAC

Campo de Marte Airport (IATA: MAE, ICAO: SBMT) is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1919. 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 May 11, 2007 at the airport

Campo de Marte was the first airport built in São Paulo, opened in 1919.

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.

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

Airlines and destinations

Currently 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.

Access

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

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

External links

• Airport information for SBMT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBMT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBMT at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for SBMT at Aviation Safety Network
• Campo de Marte Photo Archive at airliners.net