Recovered paragraph deleted in the past← Previous revisionRevision as of 09:50, 13 October 2026 Line 56: Line 56: | footnotes = Statistics: Fraport{{cite web|url=https://fortaleza-airport.com.br/pt/informacoes-aeroportuarias#movimentacao-aeroportuaria|title=Movimentação Aeroportuária|website=Fortaleza Airport|access-date=11 March 2026|language=pt}}Sources: Airport Website,{{cite web|url=https://fortaleza-airport.com.br/en|title=Fortaleza Airport|website=Fraport|access-date=4 May 2022}} [[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil|ANAC]],{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=22 August 2019|access-date=9 November 2020|language=pt}} [[Department of Airspace Control|DECEA]]{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBFZ&amdt=2155|title=Pinto Martins (SBFZ)|website=DECEA|access-date=2 September 2023|language=pt}} | footnotes = Statistics: Fraport{{cite web|url=https://fortaleza-airport.com.br/pt/informacoes-aeroportuarias#movimentacao-aeroportuaria|title=Movimentação Aeroportuária|website=Fortaleza Airport|access-date=11 March 2026|language=pt}}Sources: Airport Website,{{cite web|url=https://fortaleza-airport.com.br/en|title=Fortaleza Airport|website=Fraport|access-date=4 May 2022}} [[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil|ANAC]],{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=22 August 2019|access-date=9 November 2020|language=pt}} [[Department of Airspace Control|DECEA]]{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBFZ&amdt=2155|title=Pinto Martins (SBFZ)|website=DECEA|access-date=2 September 2023|language=pt}} }} }} '''Fortaleza–Pinto Martins International Airport''' {{airport codes|FOR|SBFZ}}, operated by [[Fraport|Fraport Brasil]], is the international airport located {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} south of downtown [[Fortaleza]], Brazil. It is named after ''Euclides Pinto Martins'' (1892–1924), a [[Ceará]]-born aviator who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air link between [[New York City]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]]. Some facilities were shared with [[Fortaleza Air Force Base]]. '''Fortaleza–Pinto Martins International Airport''' {{airport codes|FOR|SBFZ}}, operated by [[Fraport|Fraport Brasil]], is the international airport serving [[Fortaleza]], Brazil. It is named after ''Euclides Pinto Martins'' (1892–1924), a [[Ceará]]-born aviator who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air link between [[New York City]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]]. Some facilities were shared with [[Fortaleza Air Force Base]]. ==History== ==History== Line 160: Line 160: *June 8, 1982: a [[VASP]] [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-212]] registration PP-SRK operating [[VASP Flight 168|flight 168]] from [[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport|Rio de Janeiro-Galeão]] to Fortaleza collided with a mountain during approach procedures {{convert|25|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} south to airport. Aircraft descended too low during approach. All 137 passengers and crew died.{{Cite web |title=Accident description PP-SRK |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820608-0 |access-date=August 12, 2011 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}{{cite book |last1=Silva |first1=Germano da |title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 |last2=Ari César |first2=Carlos |publisher=EDIPUCRS |year=2008 |isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 |edition=2 |place=Porto Alegre |pages=318–326 |language=pt |trans-title=The witch's trail: history of Brazilian commercial aviation in the 20th century through its accidents 1928–1996 |chapter=VASP 168}} *June 8, 1982: a [[VASP]] [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-212]] registration PP-SRK operating [[VASP Flight 168|flight 168]] from [[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport|Rio de Janeiro-Galeão]] to Fortaleza collided with a mountain during approach procedures {{convert|25|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} south to airport. Aircraft descended too low during approach. All 137 passengers and crew died.{{Cite web |title=Accident description PP-SRK |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820608-0 |access-date=August 12, 2011 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}{{cite book |last1=Silva |first1=Germano da |title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 |last2=Ari César |first2=Carlos |publisher=EDIPUCRS |year=2008 |isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 |edition=2 |place=Porto Alegre |pages=318–326 |language=pt |trans-title=The witch's trail: history of Brazilian commercial aviation in the 20th century through its accidents 1928–1996 |chapter=VASP 168}} *October 21, 1998: a Capital Táxi Aéreo Embraer EMB 120 Brasília crashed into a house {{convert|2|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} short of the runway during approach. All three people on board and one person on the ground died.{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer 120RT Brasilia PT-WKH Fortaleza, CE |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19981021-0 |access-date=8 July 2013 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}} *October 21, 1998: a Capital Táxi Aéreo Embraer EMB 120 Brasília crashed into a house {{convert|2|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} short of the runway during approach. All three people on board and one person on the ground died.{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer 120RT Brasilia PT-WKH Fortaleza, CE |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19981021-0 |access-date=8 July 2013 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}} ==Access== The airport is located {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=on}} south of downtown Fortaleza.{{cite web|url=https://pontospravoar.com/como-ir-do-aeroporto-de-fortaleza-ate-o-centro-da-cidade/|title=Como ir do aeroporto de Fortaleza até o centro da cidade|website=Pontos para voar|date=15 January 2023|access-date=13 October 2026|language=pt}} ==See also== ==See also==