Airport guide
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky AirportIATA code VAG
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG/SBVG) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Varginha, Brazil in South America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Varginha, Brazil
- Codes
- VAG · SBVG
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Region
- South America
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG/SBVG) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Varginha, Brazil in South America. Operating on America/Sao_Paulo local time at coordinates -21.550°, -45.430°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Varginha, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport details
- IATA code
- VAG
- ICAO code
- SBVG
- City
- Varginha
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -21.591°, -45.474°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport’s own pages.
VAG airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 922 m (3,025 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 76
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing gov.br (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport SJK · 186 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at VAG
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 04/22: 2,100 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,100 m6,890 ft | 30 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from VAG
Originfacts does not track any routes from VAG yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Where VAG is
6.4 km southwest
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport lies 6.4 km southwest of Varginha city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at VAG
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Varginha, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Varginha
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- DivinopolisDivinopolisDIQ163 km
- Sao Jose Dos CamposSao Jose Dos CamposSJK195 km
- Juiz de ForaZona da Mata Regional AirportIZA234 km
- Sao PauloSao Paulo-Guarulhos International AirportGRU235 km
- Sao PauloViracopos AirportVCP239 km
- Ribeirao PretoDr. Leite Lopes State AirportRAO247 km
- Belo HorizonteTancredo Neves International AirportCNF263 km
- Sao PauloSao Paulo/Congonhas AirportCGH264 km
- Rio De JaneiroGaleao Antonio Carlos Jobim International AirportGIG265 km
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport: common questions
Where is Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport?
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport serves Varginha, Brazil. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -21.591°, -45.474°.
What are the airport codes for Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport?
The IATA code is VAG and the ICAO code is SBVG.
What time zone is VAG in?
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport is in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone.
How many runways does Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at VAG: 04/22 (2,100 m (6,890 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport?
Wikidata records 76 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
How far is VAG from Varginha city centre?
Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport is about 6.4 km southwest of Varginha city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport?
OurAirports gives VAG’s elevation as 922 m (3,025 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q7915665 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)