Palmas Airport
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| Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues | |||
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| IATA: PMW – ICAO: SBPJ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Palmas | ||
| Hub for | SETE Linhas Aéreas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 236 m / 774 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°WCoordinates: 10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 2,500 | 8,202 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2012) | |||
| Passengers | 579,395 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 18,266 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 3,102 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] | |||
Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896-1957), a military figure, crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.[4]
It is operated by Infraero.
History
The airport was inaugurated on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00m² enough to future expansions, as needed. The terminal has 12,300m² and a capacity for 370,000 passengers/year.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos, Goiânia |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines operated by TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Goiânia |
| Gol Airlines | Brasília, Goiânia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Goiânia, Uberlândia |
| SETE Linhas Aéreas | Altamira, Araguaína, Belém-Val de Cans, Goiânia, Marabá |
| TAM Airlines | Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas |
Access
The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Palmas, 5 km (3 mi) from Taquaralto, and 30 km (19 mi) from Taquaruçu.
See also
References
- ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2012" (in Portuguese). Infraero. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ↑ Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). Incaer. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SBPJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBPJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBPJ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PMW at Aviation Safety Network
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