São Carlos International Airport

Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos State and International Airport (IATA: QSC, ICAO: SDSC) is the airport serving São Carlos, Brazil.

Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos State and International Airport

Aeroporto Estadual e Internacional Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDAESP
ServesSão Carlos
Elevation AMSL807 m / 2,649 ft
Coordinates21°52′35″S 047°54′12″W
WebsiteDAESP QSC
Map
QSC
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,720 5,646 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers126 70%
Aircraft Operations1,056 17%
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by DAESP.

History

The airport was built in the 1970s as a private aerodrome of a Brazilian tractor manufacturer. In 1995 the factory went bankrupt and, as a consequence, its administration was taken over by DAESP in 2001. DAESP renovated and modernized all facilities.

Also in 2001, TAM Airlines acquired the old tractor plant and after a complete renovation installed one of its maintenance centers on the site.[4]

In 2002, with the closure of the former São Carlos Airport (ICAO: SDZC), which was closer to town, the resident São Carlos Aero Club was transferred to Mário Pereira Lopes Airport.

Close to the maintenance center was located the TAM Museum which housed a big collection of vintage aircraft. On February 2, 2016 the museum was closed and on May 18, 2018 it was announced that it would be relocated close to the Brazilian Aerospace Memorial at São José dos Campos Airport, near the Embraer plant.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown São Carlos.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Estadual Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos" (in Portuguese). DAESP.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. "Brazil MRO Sector Poised for Major Expansion". Flightglobal. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  5. "Museu Asas de um Sonho será instalado em São José dos Campos (SP)" (in Portuguese). Poder Aéreo. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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