Brasília International Airport

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Brasília International Airport President Juscelino Kubitschek Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

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 047°55′07″W / -15.87111, -47.91861
Website		www.infraero.gov.br
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
11R/29L	10,827	3,300	Asphalt
11L/29R	10,499	3,200	Asphalt

Diagram of Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport

Brasília International Airport - President Juscelino Kubitschek (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. 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. In 2006, the airport opened a second runway. In 2007, the airport handled 11,119,872 passengers and 126,853 aircraft movements^[1], placing it as the 3rd busiest Brazilian airport in both categories, just behind the two main São Paulo's airports, Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport and São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.

Brasilia was ranked top in a worldwide survey conducted by Forbes on wich international airport has more delayed flights.

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Accidents and incidents
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Gol (Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Boa Vista, Campinas, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Macapá, Manaus, Natal, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rosario (Argentina), Salvador, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória)
TAM (Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (Argentina), Campinas, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Imperatriz, João Pessoa, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Marabá, Natal, Palmas, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São José do Rio Preto, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória)
TAP Portugal (Lisbon)
Varig (São Paulo-Congonhas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Manaus, Recife, Porto Alegre)
SETE Linhas Aéreas (Goiânia, Minaçu, Gurupi, São Félix do Araguaia, Confresa)
TRIP Linhas Aéreas / TOTAL Linhas Aéreas (Araguaina, Tucurui, Carajas, Belém, Manaus, Uberaba, Uberlândia)
Passaredo (Ribeirão Preto, Barreiras)
OceanAir (Araguaina, Salvador, Uberaba, Teresina, São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Luiz, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Recife, Cuiabá, João Pessoa, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte-Confins)

[edit] Accidents and incidents

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, bound for Brasília from Manaus, collided with a business plane and crashed, killing all passengers and crew on board.