US EditionSantos Dumont Airport Is Closed After Oil Spill on the Track
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During the 12 hours of paralysis some 160 flights were cancelled and 14 were transferred to the international airport of Galeão, the main airport infrastructure of Rio de Janeiro.
The runway at Santos Dumont Airport in downtown Rio de Janeiro was cleared for landings and takeoffs at 5:25 p.m. this Tuesday (September 30, 2025), after being closed for approximately 14 hours, according to the concessionaire Infraero, which manages the terminal. As an exception, Infraero will extend the terminal's operating hours to assist with regularizing flights, which had to be suspended during the day. The shutdown occurred after Infraer…
The airport track was closed after hydraulic oil spill
The Infraero will extend the airport operating time in this third (30/9), which normally works up to 23 hours.
The Santos Dumont Airport, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, is with flights suspended in the morning of this Wednesday (30), due to an oil spill on the track. The cleaning is being carried out. Infraero said that the oil spill and decolonization operations at the airport were suspended because of this oil spill on the track during a vehicle maintenance period, when there were no operations at the airport. “The provisions for cleaning and release…
An oil spill on the main track of Santos Dumont Airport, located in the center of Rio de Janeiro, caused delays on flights this Wednesday morning, 30. The incident occurred after an inspection vehicle dropped oil near the head during the morning. + Read more news from Brazil West The area reached has strategic character and serves both for the sound of aircraft on the bridge and for decolagens. About 7h30, maintenance teams were working on the r…
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