Ubaporanga Airport

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 / 19.72528°S 42.11222°W / -19.72528; -42.11222
Map
SNCT is located in Brazil Minas Gerais
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SNCT
Location in Brazil
SNCT is located in Brazil
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SNCT (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,080 3,543 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

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

History

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The operations of the airport are restricted to daytime and to small aircraft.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

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No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

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  • 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.[5] Before hitting the ground, the aircraft hit high-voltage tower cables, which, according to pilot reports, had hindered landings in previous months.[6]

Access

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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.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Caratinga (SNCT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ EmSampa. "Aeroportos Públicos Nacionais - Caratinga" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. ^ Élder Martinho (5 July 2009). "Caratinga". O Tempo. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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