Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
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Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport | |||
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IATA: BSB - ICAO: SBBR | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military/Public | ||
Operator | Infraero | ||
Serves | Brasília | ||
Elevation AMSL | 3,479 ft (1,060 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
11R/29L | 10,827 | 3,300 | Asphalt |
11L/29R | 10,499 | 3,200 | Asphalt |
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (IATA: BSB, ICAO: 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.
[edit] Airlines
- 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)
[edit] External links
- Brasília International Airport - Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (official site, in English)
- World Aero Data airport information for SBBR