en Londrina Airport

Londrina–Governador José Richa Airport

*Aeroporto de Londrina–Governador José Richa*
Londrina–Governador José Richa Airport; Aeroporto de Londrina–Governador José Richa
	IATA: LDB; ICAO: SBLO; LID: PR0003;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1980–2021); CCR (2021–present);
Serves	Londrina
Opened	8 April 1956; 68 years ago
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	569 m / 1,867 ft
Coordinates	23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W
Map
	LDB Location in Brazil LDB LDB (Brazil)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	721,683
Aircraft Operations	17,812
	Statistics: CCR; Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Londrina–Gov. José Richa Airport (IATA: LDB, ICAO: SBLO) is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa (1934–2003), former mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1936 but only in 1956 the runway was paved. In 1958 a new terminal, a project by Remo Veronesi, was opened, and in 2000 it was extensively renovated and enlarged.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas, Curitiba Seasonal: Maceió, Porto Seguro
Gol Linhas Aéreas	São Paulo–Congonhas
LATAM Brasil	São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

13 December 1950: a VASP Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-SPT while on initial climb from Londrina lost engine power, crashed and caught fire. There were 3 ground fatalities.^[6]
14 September 1969: a VASP Douglas C-47B-45-DK registration PP-SPP operating flight 555 took off from Londrina to São Paulo-Congonhas but due to a feathered propeller, had to return to the origin. While on approach for landing, the aircraft made a sharp left turn and crashed. All 20 passengers and crew died.^[7]^[8]

Access

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) southeast from downtown Londrina.

References

^ "Movimentação aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Aeroporto Gov. José Richa". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Governador José Richa (SBLO)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Arremetida monomotor". 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. 262–266. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

External links

Airport information for SBLO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBLO at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for LDB at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "Movimentação aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[2] "Aeroporto Gov. José Richa". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[3] "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[4] "Governador José Richa (SBLO)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[5] "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[6] "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[7] "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

[8] Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Arremetida monomotor". 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. 262–266. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

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