Bauru-Arealva Airport

Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport
Aeroporto Estadual Moussa Nakhl Tobias
IATA: JTCICAO: SBAE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator DAESP
Serves Bauru
Location Arealva, Brazil
Elevation AMSL 594 m / 1,949 ft
Coordinates
Website DAESP JTC
Map
JTC
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 97,334
Aircraft Operations 8,390
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,207
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport (IATA: JTCICAO: SBAE), commonly known as Bauru-Arealva Airport is the main airport serving Bauru and Arealva, Brazil. It is named after the Lebanese businessman and vice-mayor Moussa Nakhl Tobias (1940-2003), who immigrated to Brazil in 1959 and established himself in Bauru.

It is operated by DAESP.

Contents

History

The airport was built as a replacement to the older Bauru Airport and opened in May 2006, when all scheduled traffic was transferred to this new facility.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas-Viracopos [begins February 6][4]
Gol Airlines São Paulo-Congonhas
TRIP Linhas Aéreas Araçatuba, Marília, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Bauru, in the adjoining municipality of Arealva.

See also

References

External links

Aviation portal
Brazil portal