Bauru-Arealva Airport

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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 22°09′28″S 049°04′06″W / 22.15778°S 49.06833°W / -22.15778; -49.06833Coordinates: 22°09′28″S 049°04′06″W / 22.15778°S 49.06833°W / -22.15778; -49.06833
Website DAESP JTC
Map
JTC
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 177,516
Aircraft Operations 6,854
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,901
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport (IATA: JTC, ICAO: 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.

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
Azul Brazilian Airlines operated by TRIP Linhas Aéreas Araçatuba, Cuiabá, Marília, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Gol Airlines São Paulo-Congonhas

Access

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

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). DAESP. Retrieved January 28, 2013. 
  2. "Bauru/Arealva Airport" (in Portuguese). DAESP. 
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 

External links

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