Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport

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]

Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles
IATA: VIX ICAO: SBVT LID: ES0001
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1975–2019) Zurich Airport Brasil (2019–present)
Serves	Vitória
Focus city for	Gol Linhas Aéreas
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	10 m / 34 ft
Coordinates	20°15′29″S 040°17′11″W
Website	vitoria-airport.com.br
Map
VIX Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,750 5,741 Asphalt 02/20 2,058 6,752 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 3,186,761 1% Aircraft movements 45,747 3%
Statistics: Zurich Airport Brasil[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife
Gol Linhas Aéreas	Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Recife[citation needed]
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Fortaleza[citation needed]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
LATAM Cargo Brasil	Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Miami

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)
2024	3,186,761 1%	45,747 3%
2023	3,210,087 20%	44,252 11%
2022	2,668,534 29%	39,897 23%
2021	2,068,195 39%	32,497 26%
2020	1,486,850 55%	25,700 39%
2019	3,339,405 8%	42,132	18,785 19%
2018	3,096,077 2%	42,324 2%	23,213 16%
2017	3,021,949 3%	43,120 8%	27,698 43%
2016	3,120,166 13%	46,737 20%	19,317 2%
2015	3,583,875 2%	58,760 2%	18,932 34%
2014	3,522,674 2%	60,144 3%	14,170 12%
2013	3,450,736 5%	58,504 8%	12,662 4%
2012	3,642,842 14%	63,777 11%	12,155 10%
2011	3,182,394 20%	57,293 7%	13,478 21%
2010	2,644,729 13%	53,360 7%	11,121 11%
2009	2,342,283 18%	49,807 19%	9,995 33%
2008	1,988,447 5%	41,936 5%	14,852 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

• List of airports in Brazil