Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport

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Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
IATA: BSB - ICAO: SBBR
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Brasília
Elevation AMSL 3,479 ft (1,060 m)
Coordinates 15°52′16″S, 47°55′07″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11R/29L 10,827 3,300 Asphalt
11L/29R 10,499 3,200 Asphalt
Diagram of Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Diagram of Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (IATA: BSBICAO: SBBR) is Brasília's international airport. With a terminal capable of handling more than 9 million passengers per year, it is one of Brazil's most modern airports. All told there are 136 shop spaces at the Brasília Airport.

It is operated by Infraero, and it is named after the former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek. The airport handled 6.8 million passengers in 2003, being the 3rd busiest Brazilian airport of the year, just behind the two main São Paulo's airports, Congonhas International Airport and Guarulhos International Airport. In 2006, The airport opened a second runway.

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  • Gol (Aracaju, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Boa Vista, Campinas, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiania, Macapá, Manaus, Natal, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador, São Luis, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitoria)
  • TAM (Aracaju, Belem, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Goiania, Imperatriz, Macapá, Maceio, Manaus, Maraba, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São José do Rio Preto, São Luis, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina)
  • Varig (São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos)

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