Leg 44 SBBR - Brasilia (Brazil) to SBUL - Uberlandia (Brazil)
SBBR - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBBR
Airport name: Brasilia International
Location: Brasilia Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 3479'
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 10 499'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Rwy 11 : ILS 110.30 (localiser) CRS : 106
Rwy 29 : ILS 109.30 (localiser) CRS : 286
Brasilia Info
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goiás. It is between 15°30' and 16°03' South latitude, limited by the Preto River on the East and by the Descoberto River on the West. Brasília is situated at approximately 1000 m altitude on a plateau called the Planalto Central.
The city was originally planned for 500,000 inhabitants, but has grown to about two million (2,016,497 est. 2000), including satellite towns and the Federal District today.
Brasília is a planned city, and was built in 41 months from 1956 till its inauguration on April 21, 1960. The construction of the city was ordered by President Juscelino Kubitschek. The former capital of Brazil was Rio de Janeiro, from 1763 to 1960 (1763-1815: capital of Colonial Brazil; 1815-1822: capital of Brazilian Reign; 1822-1889: capital of Brazilian Empire; 1889-1960: Federal District), and the resources tended to center around the southeast region of Brazil. While in part the city was built because there was the need for a neutral federal capital, the main reason was to promote the development of Brazil's hinterland and better integrate the entire territory of Brazil (although some say the real reason was to move the government to a place far from the masses). Brasília is approximately at the geographical center of Brazilian territory.
SBUL - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBUL
Airport name: Uberlandia Airport
Location: Uberlandia Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 3094'
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 6398'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
VOR/DME on field - NDB on filed
Uberlandia Info
Located in the heart of Both Brazil and the South America continent, Uberlândia is a medium sized city that leads the development of the progressive region of Triângulo Mineiro and besides being the connecting link between major Brazilian cities and the countryside it is responsible for almost 2/3 of the Brazilian GNP with its 500 thousand inhabitants and a strong and diversified economy, Uberlândia is the main pole of the region and at the same time its life quality maintains indicators like those of the first world.
Strategically located, Uberlândia´s logistic facilities are really impressive. Eight highways and four railways pass through Uberlândia as an important convergence point we are located around five major Capitals, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Goiânia, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo and the Federal Capital Brasília. As a pole city in a region of two hundred municipalities comprising besides the Triângulo Mineiro, Alto Paranaíba and Sudoeste Goiano. Uberlândia holds a vibrant commerce that gives a unique rhythm to its economy generating new business day after day.