Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport

Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesVitória
Focus city forGol Linhas Aéreas
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL10 m / 34 ft
Coordinates20°15′29″S 040°17′11″W / 20.25806°S 40.28639°W / -20.25806; -40.28639
Websitevitoria-airport.com.br
Map
VIX is located in Brazil
VIX
VIX
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,750 5,741 Asphalt
02/20 2,058 6,752 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers3,210,087 Increase 20%
Aircraft movements44,252 Increase 17%
Statistics: Zurich Airport Brasil[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport (IATA: VIX, ICAO: SBVT), formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil. Since 9 May 2006, it is named after Eurico de Aguiar Salles (1910–1959) a local politician, law professor, and Minister of Justice.[5]

It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.

History

The airport was built in the 1930s and in 1943 a concrete runway and a passenger terminal were built.[6]

In 2005 renovation works started at the airport. Projects included a passenger terminal located on a second runway and a control tower. The old terminal was converted into an international cargo terminal. The construction costed initially BRL 300 million, was paralyzed several times in 2006 and 2007 leaving construction virtually abandoned and delayed by overpricing and diversion of funds. It was finished in April 2018.[7]

Between 1975 and 2019 it was managed by Infraero. On March 15, 2019 Flughafen Zürich AG won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife
Gol Linhas Aéreas Brasília, Porto Seguro (ends 27 April 2025),[citation needed] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Recife
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Fortaleza

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
LATAM Cargo Brasil Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Miami
Total Linhas Aéreas Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Statistics

Terminal in 2018
Eurico de Aguiar Salles (1910-1959)

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and Zurich Airport (2020-2023) reports:[9][10][1]

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t)
2023 3,210,087 Increase 20% 44,252 Increase 11%
2022 2,668,534 Increase 29% 39,897 Increase 23%
2021 2,068,195 Increase 39% 32,497 Increase 26%
2020 1,486,850 Decrease 55% 25,700 Decrease 39%
2019 3,339,405 Increase 8% 42,132 Steady 18,785 Decrease 19%
2018 3,096,077 Increase 2% 42,324 Decrease 2% 23,213 Decrease 16%
2017 3,021,949 Decrease 3% 43,120 Decrease 8% 27,698 Increase 43%
2016 3,120,166 Decrease 13% 46,737 Decrease 20% 19,317 Increase 2%
2015 3,583,875 Increase 2% 58,760 Decrease 2% 18,932 Increase 34%
2014 3,522,674 Increase 2% 60,144 Increase 3% 14,170 Increase 12%
2013 3,450,736 Decrease 5% 58,504 Decrease 8% 12,662 Increase 4%
2012 3,642,842 Increase 14% 63,777 Increase 11% 12,155 Decrease 10%
2011 3,182,394 Increase 20% 57,293 Increase 7% 13,478 Increase 21%
2010 2,644,729 Increase 13% 53,360 Increase 7% 11,121 Increase 11%
2009 2,342,283 Increase 18% 49,807 Increase 19% 9,995 Decrease 33%
2008 1,988,447 Increase 5% 41,936 Increase 5% 14,852 Decrease 1%
2007 1,894,540 39,778 15,073

Accidents and incidents

  • 19 December 1949: an Aerovias Brasil Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III registration PP-AXG, disappeared when on a training flight after taking-off from Vitória. It probably crashed at sea. All 6 passengers and crew died.[11]
  • 3 April 1955: an Itaú Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-ITG struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach to Vitória. The crew of 3 died.[12]
  • 9 May 1962: a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 240-D registration PP-CEZ on final approach to Vitória struck a tree at a height of 40m, 1,860m short of the runway. It should have been at 150m. Of the 31 passengers and crew aboard, 28 died.[13][14]

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Estatísticas, Dados e Documentos". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Vitória Airport". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Eurico de Aguiar Salles (SBVT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Lei nº 11.296, de 9 de maio de 2006". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 9 May 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Aeroporto de Vitória comemora 42 anos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Com obra no PAC, ampliação do aeroporto de Vitória tem 41 meses de atraso" (in Portuguese). Transparência Capixaba. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Accident description PP-AXG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Accident description PP-ITG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Accident description PP-CEZ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  14. ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "O velho lutador". 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. 204–207. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.