# Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport (POO)

> Poços De Caldas, BR · IATA: POO · ICAO: SBPC · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `POO` |
| ICAO | `SBPC` |
| City | Poços De Caldas |
| Country | BR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1261 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -21.84253, -46.56977 |

## Description

At Poços de Caldas, the road beats the runway: the Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport (POO) carries no scheduled flights today, so freight from this corner of southern Minas Gerais travels overland to the Campinas-Viracopos cargo hub (VCP). Opened in 1937 and perched at roughly 1,260 metres, it ranks among Brazil's highest medium-to-large airfields, with a 1,515-metre runway suited to regional and turboprop aircraft. Air navigation has been handled by Infraero since October 2022. The city is known as a spa and tourism destination, set against a backdrop of bauxite mining and aluminium production. For forwarders, POO functions as a charter and feeder field rather than a cargo gateway.

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