São Borja Airport
Airport
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São Borja Airport (IATA: JBS, ICAO: SSSB), also known as João Manoel Airport, is the airport serving São Borja, located in the Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil.
São Borja Airport Aeroporto de São Borja | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | São Borja | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 m (260 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°39′17″S 056°02′05″W | ||||||||||||||
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  JBS Location in Brazil  JBS JBS (Brazil) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2] | |||||||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Accidents and incidents
- 30 June 1950: a SAVAG Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-SAA flying from Porto Alegre to São Borja in bad weather collided against a hill, caught fire and crashed near the location of São Francisco de Assis. All 10 occupants died, including the founder of SAVAG and pilot, Gustavo Kraemer, and Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho, senator and first Minister of Air Force in Brazil.[3][4]
Access
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown São Borja.
