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Edu Chaves Airport

*Aeroporto Edu Chaves*
Edu Chaves Airport; Aeroporto Edu Chaves
	IATA: GUJ; ICAO: SBGW; LID: SP0076;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DAESP (2020–2021); Rede Voa (2021–present);
Serves	Guaratinguetá
Opened	15 July 1940; 84 years ago
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	537 m / 1,761 ft
Coordinates	22°47′30″S 045°12′16″W / 22.79167°S 45.20444°W
Website	www.voa-sp.com.br/aeroporto/aeroporto-estadual-guaratingueta/
Map
	GUJ Location in Brazil GUJ GUJ (Brazil)
Runways
	Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Edu Chaves Airport (IATA: GUJ, ICAO: SBGW) is the airport serving Guaratinguetá, Brazil.

The airport is named after Eduardo Pacheco e Chaves (1887–1975), who was the first Brazilian pilot to fly in Brazil on March 8, 1912 in Santos. He also founded the first school of aviation in Brazil.^[4]

It is operated by Rede Voa.

Some of its facilities are used by the School of Aeronautics Specialists of the Brazilian Air Force.^[5]

History

On February 19, 2020 the administration of the airport was handed over to DAESP.^[6]

On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.^[7] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Guaratinguetá.

References

^ "Aeroporto Edu Chaves". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Campo Edu Chaves (SBGW)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ Athayde Bohrer, Clóvis (2014). Eduardo Pacheco e Chaves, Pioneiro e ás da aviação brasileira (PDF) (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica.
^ "Histórico-Escola de Especialistas de Aeronáutica". Força Aérea Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Gestão do Aeroporto de Guaratinguetá é transferida ao Estado". Prefeitura Minicipal da Estância Turística de Guaratinguetá (in Portuguese). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.