Marechal Rondon International Airport

Marechal Rondon International Airport (IATA: CGB, ICAO: SBCY) is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian explorer.

Marechal Rondon International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Rondon
IATA: CGB ICAO: SBCY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeroeste
Serves	Cuiabá, Várzea Grande
Location	Várzea Grande, Brazil
Hub for	ASTA Linhas Aéreas
Focus city for	Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
Time zone	Time in Brazil (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	188 m / 617 ft
Coordinates	15°39′00″S 056°07′03″W
Website	centroeste-airports.com.br/cuiaba-sobre-o-aeroporto/
Map
CGB Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 2,983,392 2% Aircraft Operations 44,591 8% Metric tonnes of cargo 8,109 5%
Statistics: Infraero [1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Aeroeste.

History

Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.

Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1975 and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.

The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on 30 June 2006. The second phase would involve the demolition of the old terminal building and the construction of the enlargement of the new passenger terminal on its place.

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million (US$16.3 million; EUR11.4 million) investment plan[4] to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities. The investment was distributed in the renovation of passenger the terminal, parking and access to the airport.

On March 15, 2019 Aeroeste won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Air view of the airport

Airlines	Destinations
ASTA Linhas Aéreas	Água Boa, Canarana, Juara, Juína, Lucas do Rio Verde, Nova Mutum, Pontes e Lacerda, Primavera do Leste, Tangará da Serra
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Alta Floresta, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Campo Grande, Palmas, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sinop, Sorriso
Azul Brazilian Airlines operated by Azul Conecta	Água Boa, Barra do Garças, Confresa, Juína, São Félix do Araguaia, Tangará da Serra
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Brasília, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

• 7 December 1960: a Real Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-AKF belonging to Transportes Aéreos Nacional operating flight 570 from Cuiabá to Manaus-Ponta Pelada crashed on Cachimbo mountains. The engine no.2 failed during the flight. Altitude was lost, the pilot jettisoned some of the cargo but the aircraft continued to lose height. It crashed and caught fire. 15 passengers and crew died.[6][7]
• 12 August 1965: a Paraense Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando registration PP-BTH en route to Cuiabá caught fire and crashed on the location of Buracão, close do Barra do Bugre, in the State of Mato Grosso. All 13 passengers and crew died.[8]
• 30 March 1980: a VOTEC Britten Norman BN-2A-9 Islander registration PT-JSC stalled and crashed upon take-off of Cuiabá. All 9 occupants died.[9]
• 23 June 1985: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GJN flying from Juara to Cuiabá, while on approach to land at Cuiabá, had technical problems on engine number 1. An emergency landing was attempted but the aircraft stalled and crashed 1 km short of the runway. All 17 occupants died.[10][11]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Cuiabá.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
2. "Aeroporto Internacional de Cuiabá - Marechal Rondon". COA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
4. Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). pp. A4.
5. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
6. "Accident description PP-AKF". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Melancia voadora". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 194–196. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
8. "Accident description PP-BTH". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
9. "Accident description PT-JSC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
10. "Accident description PT-GJN". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
11. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Obstáculo imprevisto". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 342–344. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

External links

• Airport information for SBCY at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBCY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBCY at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CGB at Aviation Safety Network