Araçatuba Airport

Araçatuba–Dario Guarita State Airport
*Aeroporto Estadual de Araçatuba–Dario Guarita*
Araçatuba–Dario Guarita State Airport Aeroporto Estadual de Araçatuba–Dario Guarita
	IATA: ARU; ICAO: SBAU; LID: SP0009;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DAESP (?–2021); ASP (2021–present);
Serves	Araçatuba
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	414 m / 1,358 ft
Coordinates	21°08′39″S 050°25′35″W / 21.14417°S 50.42639°W
Map
	ARU Location in Brazil ARU ARU (Brazil)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	93,238 7%
Aircraft Operations	10,423 19%
	Statistics: ANAC DECEA

Araçatuba–Dario Guarita State Airport (IATA: ARU, ICAO: SBAU) is the airport serving Araçatuba, Brazil.

It is operated by ASP.

History

Dario Guarita Airport was renovated in 1991.

On July 15, 2021, the concession of the airport was auctioned to the Aeroportos Paulista Consortium (ASP), comprised by companies Socicam and Dix.^[3] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas
Gol Linhas Aéreas	São Paulo–Congonhas

Accidents and incidents

7 October 1983: a TAM Airlines Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante registration PP-SBH flying from Campo Grande and Urubupungá to Araçatuba struck the ground just short of the runway threshold after missing the approach at Araçatuba Airport twice. Seven crew and passengers died.^[4]^[5]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Araçatuba.

References

↑ "Estatísticas". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
↑ "Araçatuba (SBAU)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
↑ "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
↑ "Accident description PP-SBH". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Três é demais". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 332–334. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

External links

"Airport information for SBAU". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
"Current weather for SBAU". NOAA/NWS.
Accident history for ARU at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "Estatísticas". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[2] "Araçatuba (SBAU)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.

[3] "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[4] "Accident description PP-SBH". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[5] Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Três é demais". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 332–334. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

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