Barreiras Airport

Barreiras Airport Aeroporto de Barreiras
IATA: BRA – ICAO: SNBR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Barreiras
Elevation AMSL	746 m / 2,447 ft
Coordinates	12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W / 12.07917°S 45.00944°W / -12.07917; -45.00944Coordinates: 12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W / 12.07917°S 45.00944°W / -12.07917; -45.00944
Map
BRA Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,600 5,249 Concrete
Sources: World Aero Data,[1] ANAC[2]

Barreiras Airport (IATA: BRA, ICAO: SNBR) is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.

History

The airport was opened in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During World War II the airport became an United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.

Airlines and destinations

Access

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Barreiras.

Future developments

The government of the State of Bahia has already contracted services for renovating and enlarging the passenger terminal and extending the runway to 2,300 x 45 m.^[3]

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

External links

• Airport information for SNBR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SNBR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for SNBR at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BRA at Aviation Safety Network