Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport
Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport
Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado |
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| IATA: IOS – ICAO: SBIL |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Infraero |
| Serves |
Ilhéus |
| Elevation AMSL |
5 m / 16 ft |
| Coordinates |
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| Website |
Infraero IOS |
| Map |
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Location in Brazil |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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ft |
| 11/29 |
1,577 |
5,174 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) |
| Passengers |
412,572 |
| Aircraft Operations |
9,708 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
1,759 |
Statistics: Infraero [1]
Sources: Airport Website[2] |
Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IATA: IOS, ICAO: SBIL), is the airport serving Ilhéus, Brazil. Since March 12, 2002 it is named after the writer Jorge Amado de Faria (1912–2001), who was born in the nearby city of Itabuna.
It is operated by Infraero.
History
The history of air transportation in Ilhéus is almost as old as the one of Brazil. In the 1930s, seaplanes of Syndicato Condor used to land at Ilhéus on their routes linking cities of the Brazilian coast. In 1939 the airport, then called Aeroporto do Pontal, was opened. The runway was paved in 1950.
Airlines and destinations
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Destinations |
| Avianca Brazil |
Brasília, Salvador da Bahia |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines |
Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas-Viracopos, Salvador da Bahia |
| Gol Airlines |
Belo Horizonte-Confins, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM Airlines |
Salvador da Bahia, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas |
Belo Horizonte-Confins, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, Vitória |
Access
The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Ilhéus.
See also
References
External links
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Brazil portal |
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