Carlos Prates Airport

Carlos Prates Airport (ICAO: SBPR) was one of the airports serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It was named after the neighborhood where it is located and this, in turn, was named after an Engineer that planned parts of Belo Horizonte. It was operated by Infraero.

Carlos Prates Airport Aeroporto Carlos Prates
IATA: none ICAO: SBPR
Summary
Airport type	Defunct
Operator	Infraero (1974–2023)
Serves	Belo Horizonte
Closed	31 March 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-31)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	928 m / 3,044 ft
Coordinates	19°54′33″S 043°59′21″W
Website	www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-belo-horizonte-carlos-prates/
Map
SBPR Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 868 2,848 Asphalt (closed)
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 7,684 59% Aircraft Operations 15,449 9% Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

History

The airport was commissioned in 1944 and it has always been dedicated to general aviation and flying schools. Since 1973 it was managed by Infraero.

The airport ceased all operations permanently on March 31, 2023 after several delays.^[4] Some of its operations were transferred to Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport.^[5][6][7] At the time of its closure no scheduled flights operated at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Belo Horizonte.

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil