Sílvio Name Junior Regional Airport – MGF Brazil
Sílvio Name Junior Regional Airport is a public use airport serving the city of Maringa, Brazil. The airport, whose IATA code is MGF, was named after a young politician and businessman who died in a plane crash in Sao Paulo in 2000. MGF Airport is also known as SBMG Airport. Construction for the then named Maringa Regional Airport began in 1994. The construction was finished six years later, and MGF airport began operations in April 25, 2001. Sílvio Name Junior Regional Airport averages 30 air operations per day, with flights to and from three domestic destinations.
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MGF-Sílvio Name Junior Regional Airport has a passenger terminal that measures 4,094.09 square meters and a cargo terminal that is more than half of the size of the passenger terminal. The airport has also been authorized for international air cargo traffic, and has an ANVISA office for more efficient logistic operations. MGF Airport also boasts of two parking yards, one for commercial aircraft and the other for general aviation purposes. Its single asphalt runway measures 2,100 meters long and averages 670 takeoffs and landings per month. Cities like Arapongas and Londrina can be reached by booking a flight to Sílvio Name Junior Regional Airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are many hotels near the airport, such as the cozy Sleep Inn Hotel, which is a minute’s drive from the airport. Sleep Inn offers free airport shuttle, as does Nobile Suites Maringa, located 4 minutes from the airport. Around 6 miles away are the luxurious accommodation of Golden Inga Hotel and the Hotel Metropole Maringa.
The nearest airport to MGF is Londrina Airport (LDB), which serves the city of Londrina.
