Belo Horizonte Pampulha Airport SBBH / PLU
Belo Horizonte's close-in airport, 20 minutes from Savassi and the centre, with a 2,500 m runway and Líder's FBO but no customs. The choice for domestic business flights; international arrivals use Confins.
8,202 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Belo Horizonte
1
FBOs / handlers
2,589 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–23:00 (Confirm with the airport)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- No
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 8 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Gulfstream/Global class; domestic only.
- Website
- www.aeroportopampulha.net
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Líder Aviação Pampulha
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (8,202 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) needs 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) needs 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Belo Horizonte
- Belo Horizonte/Confins International Airport SBCF 9,843 ft · 50 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Belo Horizonte Pampulha Airport · Apollo BR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons