Ubaporanga Airport

Ubaporanga Airport (ICAO: SNCT) is the airport serving Caratinga, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Ubaporanga.

Ubaporanga Airport Aeroporto de Ubaporanga
IATA: none ICAO: SNCT LID: MG0056
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Caratinga
Location	Ubaporanga, Brazil
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	599 m / 1,965 ft
Coordinates	19°43′31″S 42°06′44″W
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,080 3,543 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

History

The operations of the airport are restricted to daytime and to small aircraft.^[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 5 November 2021: a Beechcraft King Air registration PT-ONJ operating a chartered flight from Goiânia to Ubaporanga while on final approach crashed on a waterfall 4 km (2.5 mi) from the airport, in the municipality of Piedade de Caratinga. The crash killed all the occupants, being two crew members and three passengers, among them singer Marília Mendonça due to a concert in Caratinga on the same day.^[5] Before hitting the ground, the aircraft hit high-voltage tower cables, which, according to pilot reports, had hindered landings in previous months.^[6]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Caratinga and 11 km (7 mi) from downtown Ubaporanga. It is located near BR-116, in the village of Córrego das Palmeiras.^[7][8]

See also

• List of airports in Brazil
• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal