Airport comments for South America
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Flightsschool
There is a Flightschool were you can Depature with an Instructor and go over Rio .
On the west side of SBJR is an smal UL-field, very nice people there (mail: caerdepaer@ig.com.br)
Phone Number
I couldn´t find a phone number from Fazenda Centro de Vôo a Vela Ipuã Airport.
Can you help me?
re: ID?
SB only IFR airports.
There are SD SX SJ and many other designatives.
Airport
Landed there in 1972 on a DC 5
Can't tell...
DAFIF has this airport at -15.550556, -41.017222 and I can't tell from the Google map which is correct.
Fuel and LGT request
(067) 3427 1230
re: Runway closed?
The airport was closed beginning 2006. Several country clubs will be builded in the 80 hectareas that were occupied by the airport. The first builded in 22 hectareas is named "Lagos del Norte".
http://www.grondonayasociados.com.ar/web/barrio.asp?barrioId=29
AKA...
Seems to also been known as SENL and Lago Agrio airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_Agrio_Airport)
ID?
I don't believe SJXC is an ICAO id - ICAO ids for Brazil start with SB??. In DAFIF, it's SB56.
ID?
DAFIF and ICAO document lists this as SBFT.
ID?
Was SV77 in DAFIF, is SVAE in http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=376
re: ID?
However, it does appear to be listed as SVPF on this Venezuelan site:
http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=389
ID?
SVPF isn't listed in http://www.icao.int/anb/aig/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf
In DAFIF, this was SV03.
ID?
SVQL isn't listed in the ICAO http://www.icao.int/anb/aig/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf list of ICAO ids by state. It's SV76 in DAFIF, and some on-line sites agree with that, but they might be getting it from DAFIF.
re: ID mixup?
This one is the rightful owner of the SYWI ICAO code, so I've updated both airports.
re: Wrong ID?
OK, I've merged them both into the more likely one -- thanks.
re: I think the coordinates are wrong
Actually, don't worry -- I merged this into the proper SLMG airport.
re: Wrong place
This is the right airport for the codes, according to the ICAO pub. The lat/lon had somehow been rounded off to full degrees, so I fixed those.
re: I think the coordinates are wrong
Yes, a lot of the S.A. stuff is questionable, even when it was taken from official government sources. What was your source, Paul? If it's at all credible, please feel free to edit the airport.
Wrong ID?
There are two SVPB "Punta Brava" airports on this site, and I think this one is wrong.
ID mixup?
Why does this have a URL of SYWI, but an GPS id of SYPR? There is a different airport with an ICAO id of SYWI (GF-0001).
I think the coordinates are wrong
From another datasource, I got the longitude as -64.0619444444444, and that actually looks like an airport there.
Wrong place
This is one of several "SLMG" here, and it's definitely in the wrong place.
re: There are two "SKAN" airports.
Merged -- thanks, Paul.
There are two "SKAN" airports.
You should probably merge them.
re: Another duplicate heliport?
Agreed -- I've merged them.
Another duplicate heliport?
Another case of a heliport exactly coincident with an airport (SA04).
Runway closed?
The only apparent runway in the satellite image has "X"s. I wonder if the whole airport is closed?
re: Dup?
Thanks, Paul. I've merged them, and moved the marker to what looks like a (n overgrown?) runway.
re: Is this really a separate facility?
I've merged them, since the heliport doesn't have a separate ICAO or IATA code. I haven't yet made a final decision about what to do when a single facility has multiple codes (e.g. military and civilian, or fixed-wing and heliport). I'll definitely keep seaplane docks separate.
Is this really a separate facility?
Are the heliport and the airport (SAVJ) really considered separate facilities?
Dup?
There appears to be two Loncopue airports, about a mile apart. The other one (SA18) is in my DAFIF data. Not sure which one is right.
FRIENDLY PLACE
Nice airport for GA operations: A&P Services, Fuel Avgas and J-1, Hangars for overnight parking. Communications with Rio Preto Radio only in Portuguese. For overnight stay and to avoid high parking fees, park at the secondary ramp.
airport
Leaving town on a rugged dirt road you are surprised by a nice paved road leading you to a vacant 'control tower'. Adjoining the tower is a tie down area, and when I was there you needed to bring ropes to secure your plane. The paved runway is about 5000 feet long and in very good condition. There were a few large rocks on the runway, so if you visit, be sure to walk the runway and clear it. I will visit the airport again early in 2009 and I will bring back a current status report along with photos.
Very Beautiful Airport
Faz Bonanza is a very beautiful airport. Located in Salto de Pirapora, this airport has a greet area to fly around
This airport is open for regitred aircraft only
If you let to know more, visit this place
And, call 4 nm out, bonanza coordenation 125.85Mhz
Have a nice flight
SDUB
Home of the Stol ultralight, which is now in Capetown, after the copletion of the tripfrom Ubatuba to Ushuaia, then Greenland, Iceland and down to South Africa
Serious delays and riots
Aerolineas Argentinas has had flight delays of several days out of Ezeiza, leading to riots by stranded passengers over the weekend of 12-13 January 2008:
New Airport
I just landend on this quite new airport (Dec. 16, 2007). Only LAN and the less known Sky Airline operate flights to CPO (official three-letter-code). The airport is small and efficient. No airbridges.
The old airport - known as Copiapo/Chamonte was about 30 miles to the East, closer to Copiapo. If you search for CPO in Google Earth, you can still see the old airport.
Visit
I want to go and see this airport and then go to Ricaurte!! I heard Girardot is a beautiful place and very hot weather!!!!
Jose Maria Cordova Airport-Medellin Colombia
This is one of the most beautiful airports of the WORLD.... Its design and structure makes it a land mark for this beautiful city of Colombia.
Hoo!
Cochrane es uno de los pueblos mas hermosos que conozco y su aeropuerto me dejo muchos recuerdos!
que recuerdos
Ahí hice mi primer viaje en avión!
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me encanta ese aeropuerto!
Future congestion?
This is the main airport for Sao Paulo. Unfortunately, it may get more congested if authorities decide to shut down its reliever, Congonhas (CGH), after the TAM Airbus crash there on July 17, since GRU will have to pick up the extra domestic flights.
Airport may close
After the fatal TAM Airbus crash on July 17 2007, some Brazilian officials are talking about closing the airport completely for evaluations and maybe resurfacing. Sao Paulo's main international airport is Guarulhos (GRU), but I think that CGH is used a lot for domestic flights, like La Guardia (LGA) in New York. Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_plane_crash
US military airport
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Luis Maria Argaña, Paraguay
Huge airport for a rather poor region in Paraguay. Big radar station, aparently not in use anymore. Very old equipment inside. Barnstead Puromatic for water purity measurements??? Why do you need that on a lost airport, unless it was planned to be used for something else. 3800meters long and 60meters wide indicates that it can be used for large mililtary planes. Funded by the US in the early 80s for purpose of regional domination, like they do in so many other countries. Currently being guarded by paraguayan military, so it's kinda hard to get on to.