Comandante João Ribeiro de Barros Airport is an airport serving

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History

The airport was built in 1939. On 23 October 2006 with the opening of Moussa Nakhl Tobias Airport, located in the adjoining municipality of

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, all scheduled traffic was transferred to the new facility. Since then Bauru Airport is dedicated to

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and to the operations of the Airclub of Bauru. In 2013 the administration of the airport was transferred to the Municipality of Bauru. Previously it was administrated by

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Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

*13 May 1952: a

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Douglas C-47B-45-DK registration PP-SPM operating a flight from São Paulo-Congonhas to Bauru lost control when carrying out an emergency landing following an engine failure. Two crew members and 3 passengers died. *8 February 1979: a

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registration PT-SBB operating a flight from Bauru to São Paulo-Congonhas, while on initial climb from Bauru, struck trees and crashed into flames. All 2 crew and 16 passengers died. *12 February 1990: a

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registration PT-LCG operating a flight from São Paulo-Congonhas to Bauru, due to faulty approach procedures touched down at Bauru 775m past the runway threshold. The pilot was unable to initiate a go around procedure and went past the end of the runway hitting a car that was passing on a road nearby. One crew member and 2 occupants of the car died.

Access

The airport is located from downtown Bauru.

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