Maringá Regional Airport

Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport
Aeroporto Regional Sílvio Name Júnior
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTerminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG S.A.
SEIL
ServesMaringá
Opened25 April 2001; 25 years ago (2001-04-25)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL549 m (1,801 ft)
Coordinates23°28′35″S 052°01′04″W / 23.47639°S 52.01778°W / -23.47639; -52.01778
Websiteaeroportomaringa.com.br
Map
MGF is located in Paraná
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Location in Brazil
MGF is located in Brazil
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MGF (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,380 7,808 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers677,264 Increase 33%
Aircraft Operations16,726 Increase 10%
Statistics: SEIL
Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (IATA: MGF, ICAO: SBMG), is the airport serving Maringá, Brazil. It is named after Sílvio Name Júnior (1967-2000), a local businessman and politician who died in a plane crash.

It is operated by Terminais Aéreos de Maringá – SBMG, a semi-independent Transportation Authority of Maringá, indirectly related to the Municipality of Maringá, and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

History

The airport was built as a replacement to Dr. Gastão Vidigal Regional Airport, which was closed.

The facility was built between October, 1994 and September 16, 2000. It began operating on April 25, 2001.

Its terminal is designed to handle more than 430,000 passengers per year.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Curitiba
Seasonal: Maceió
Gol Linhas Aéreas Curitiba, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown Maringá.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aeroporto Regional de Maringá". Aeroporto Regional de Maringá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Silvio Name Junior (SBMG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Scolese, Eduardo (December 17, 2000). "Vítima de acidente com bimotor era candidato a prefeito em Maringá" (in Portuguese). Folha.com. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Aeroporto Regional Dr. Gastão Vidigal - Anos 1980". Maringá Histórica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Azul duplica oferta de assentos para Maringá (PR)". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Aeroporto de Maringá (PR) registra crescimento de mais de 8% em janeiro e amplia voos para Curitiba". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Azul anuncia qual será o aeroporto com o maior número de voos extras na alta temporada de verão". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 27 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "GOL anuncia retomada de seus voos entre os aeroportos de Curitiba e Maringá, no Paraná". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "GOL amplia voos regionais saindo de Congonhas com crescimento de até 115%". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 30 March 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "GOL amplia oferta em Maringá com novo voo diário para São Paulo". Passageiro de primeira (in Portuguese). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Aeroporto de Maringá-PR ganha novo voo da Latam para Congonhas e companhia amplia operações em 66,7%". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "LATAM anuncia ampliação de quase dois dígitos na oferta de voos domésticos no Brasil até junho". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 March 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.