# Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU / SBBH)

**Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport** (IATA: PLU, ICAO: SBBH) is a medium airport in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has one runway, 2,540 m (8,333 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2021 it handled 25 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbh

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PLU / SBBH
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Elevation: 789 m / 2,589 ft
- Coordinates: -19.8507, -43.9503
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,540 m / 8,333 ft
- Passengers: 25 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Sao_Paulo
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/minas-gerais/aeroporto-de-belo-horizonte.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Drummond_de_Andrade_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655232
- Weather station: SBBH · WMO 83583
- Ident: SBBH

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,540 m / 8,333 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 111° / 291° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 502,513 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 561,644 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 524,137 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 719,392 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 651,361 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 423,147 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 118,929 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 51,864 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 205,615 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 179,619 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 149,404 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 25 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Air Minas Linhas Aéreas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-minas-linhas-aereas).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25 (2021) | =3,802 of 3,974 | =587 in South America | =307 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,540 m / 8,333 ft | #2,226 of 29,858 | #128 in South America | #30 in BR |
| Elevation | 789 m / 2,589 ft | =6,652 of 43,403 | =835 in South America | =526 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BELO HORIZONTE APP | 120.200 |
| ATIS | BELO HORIZONTE ATIS | 127.450 |
| CLD | BELO HORIZONTE TRAFF | 121.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| OPS | SAO PAULO OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | BELO HORIZONTE TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [SBPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpr.md) Carlos Prates Airport · 7.7 km / 4.8 mi
- [SBLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbls.md) Lagoa Santa Air Base · 22 km / 14 mi
- [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [SJQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sjqt.md) Fazenda Haras RPC Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [SWJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swjx.md) Fazenda das Perobas Airport · 44 km / 28 mi
- [SIVJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sivj.md) Cirrus Sociedade Aerodesportiva Airport · 45 km / 28 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbh/data