Campo de Marte Airport

Campo de Marte Airport

*Aeroporto Campo de Marte*
Campo de Marte Airport; Aeroporto Campo de Marte
	IATA: RTE; ICAO: SBMT; LID: SP0007;
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Infraero (1979–2022); Pax Aeroportos (2022–present);
Serves	São Paulo
Opened	July 26, 1929; 95 years ago
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	723 m / 2,372 ft
Coordinates	23°30′33″S 046°38′15″W / 23.50917°S 46.63750°W
Website	paxaeroportos.com.br
Map
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Runways
Helipads
Statistics (2022)
Passengers
Passengers	103,361 7%
Aircraft Operations	57,194 3%
Metric tonnes of cargo	0
	Statistics: Infraero; Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Campo de Marte Airport (IATA: RTE, ICAO: SBMT) is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1929. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome.

The airport is operated by Pax Aeroportos.

History

Pope Benedict XVI during a mass celebrated on 11 May 2007 at the airport

Campo de Marte was the first airport built in São Paulo, officially opened on July 26, 1929.^[5]

The airport was bombarded during the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution.

On 12 November 1933 a ceremony marking the start-up of scheduled flights of VASP took place at the airport. The first two routes linked Campo de Marte to São Carlos and São José do Rio Preto, and to Ribeirão Preto and Uberaba.

It handled all air operations in São Paulo until VASP opened Congonhas Airport in 1936. VASP considered it a necessary move because of unexpected growing demands, and to avoid a problem of constant flooding by the adjoining Tietê River, particularly the one that happened in 1929.

São Paulo Air Force Base was created on 22 May 1941 by Decree 3,302 at Campo de Marte Airport. On 26 January 1945 the base at Campo de Marte was decommissioned and transferred to its present location, then called Cumbica Farm at Guarulhos.^[6]

Presently it houses the São Paulo Flying club, founded in 1931, helicopters and general aviation services. It has limited night operations capability, usually reserved to helicopters.

The 4th command of the Brazilian Air Force is also located on the premises.

On 11 May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei Galvão, during a mass on the site.

Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 Pax Aeroportos controlled by XP Inc. won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[7]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

4 November 2007: an Air Taxi Learjet 35A registration PT-OVC crashed over a house in a residential area nearby after a failed takeoff attempt from Campo de Marte, killing the pilot, co-pilot, and 6 people on the ground.^[8]
19 March 2016: a private kit aircraft, model Comp Air 9 registration PR-ZRA crashed into one house in the neighborhood of Casa Verde, about one mile after takeoff, killing 7 people on board and injuring one resident. Among the victims were entrepreneur Roger Agnelli and his family.^[9]

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown São Paulo in the district of Santana.

References

^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ "Home". Pax Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "CAMPO DE MARTE (SBMT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "História". Campo de Marte SBMT (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 156–159.
^ "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "Accident description PT-OVC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^ "Roger Agnelli, ex-presidente da Vale, morre em queda de avião em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). 19 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

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

[1] "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[2] "Home". Pax Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[3] "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[4] "CAMPO DE MARTE (SBMT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[5] "História". Campo de Marte SBMT (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[6] Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 156–159.

[7] "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[8] "Accident description PT-OVC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[9] "Roger Agnelli, ex-presidente da Vale, morre em queda de avião em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). 19 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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