Uberaba Airport
Encyclopedia
Uberaba-Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is the airport serving Uberaba
, Brazil
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It is operated by Infraero
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. On June 13, 1980 the name was changed to Mário de Almeida Franco.
Uberaba
Uberaba is a city and municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population is 296.000 with an area of 4529.7 km², giving a density of 60.71 people per km². It is located on a plateau at an elevation of 785 meters and is in the Uberaba River floodplain...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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It is operated by Infraero
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated...
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History
Uberaba-Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was founded on May 23, 1935 and originally called after Alberto Santos-DumontAlberto Santos-Dumont
Alberto Santos-Dumont , was a Brazilian early pioneer of aviation. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, Santos Dumont dedicated himself to science studies in Paris, France, where he spent most of his adult life....
. On June 13, 1980 the name was changed to Mário de Almeida Franco.