Petrolina Airport
| Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport Aeroporto de Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho | |||
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| IATA: PNZ – ICAO: SBPL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Petrolina Juazeiro | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 384 m / 1,260 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 09°22′03″S 040°35′49″W / 9.36750°S 40.59694°WCoordinates: 09°22′03″S 040°35′49″W / 9.36750°S 40.59694°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 13/31 | 3,250 | 10,663 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2012) | |||
| Passengers | 458,588 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 6,588 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 3,730 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] | |||
Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (IATA: PNZ, ICAO: SBPL) is the airport serving Petrolina, Pernambuco and Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. It is named after the Petrolina-born Senator Nilo de Sousa Coelho (1920-1983).
It is operated by Infraero.
History
Petrolina Airport handles the exportation of fresh fruits from the São Francisco valley to Europe and the USA. The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers[4] with capacity for 17,000 boxes each plus 2 coolers tunnels.
This airport also has daily direct connections between the region (which includes 53 municipalities from the states of Pernambuco, Piauí and Bahia) to major centers such as Recife, Salvador da Bahia and São Paulo.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Avianca Brazil | Brasília, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos, Juazeiro do Norte, Salvador da Bahia |
| Gol Airlines | Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Salvador da Bahia |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Dakar, Frankfurt |
Accidents and incidents
Access
The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Petrolina and 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Juazeiro.
See also
References
- ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2012" (in Portuguese). Infraero. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Petrolina-Nilo Coelho" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "Accident description PP-ZNU". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SBPL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBPL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBPL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PNZ at Aviation Safety Network
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