Leg 61 SBCO - Porto Alegre (Brazil) to SBPK - Pelotas (Brazil)
SBCO - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBCO
Airport name: Candas Airport
Location: Porto Alegre
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Porto Alegre Airport Info
Porto Alegre, city in southern Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Sul State, a port on Lake dos Patos (an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean). Located at the junction of five rivers, Porto Alegre is the chief trade center of Brazil, south of São Paulo. Main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, and the manufacture of textiles. Exports are mainly agricultural and livestock products from the surrounding area. The city is the seat of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1934) and a Catholic university (1948). Porto Alegre was founded about 1742. Population (2000) 1,360,590.
SBPK - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBPK
Airport name: Pelotas Airport
Location: Pelotas
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Pelotas Info
Pelotas, city in southern Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul State, near Rio Grande. It has a considerable export trade in hides, dried beef, wool, and timber. The leading industries are meat packing, flour milling, and tanning. In the city are the Federal University of Pelotas (1883) and the Catholic University of Pelotas (1960). Pelotas was founded about 1780. Population (1996) 307,667.