Londrina–Governador José Richa Airport

Aeroporto de Londrina–Governador José Richa
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesLondrina
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL569 m / 1,867 ft
Coordinates23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W / -23.33028; -51.13667
Map
LDB is located in Paraná
LDB
LDB
Location in Brazil
LDB is located in Brazil
LDB
LDB
LDB (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers428,428 Increase 27%
Aircraft Operations15,300 Increase 18%
Metric tonnes of cargo804 Increase 23%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Curitiba
Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins, Florianópolis, Maceió, Porto Seguro
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
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.[5]
  • 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.[6][7]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LDB airport. See Wikidata query.

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  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. ↑ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  7. ↑ 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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