Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto
IATA: JPA – ICAO: SBJP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves João Pessoa
Location Bayeux, Brazil
Elevation AMSL 66 m / 215 ft
Coordinates 07°08′45″S 034°56′55″W / 7.14583°S 34.94861°WCoordinates: 07°08′45″S 034°56′55″W / 7.14583°S 34.94861°W
Website Infraero JPA
Map
JPA

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 1,230,230
Aircraft Operations 12,623
Metric tonnes of cargo 3,044
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (IATA: JPA, ICAO: SBJP) is the airport serving João Pessoa, Brazil located in the adjoining municipality of Bayeux. The airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and former Governor of the State of Paraíba.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957 and since February 1, 1979 it is administrated by Infraero.

Between 1980 and 1981 Infraero conducted major renovations and enlargements of the runway, taxiways and apron. In 1983 a cargo terminal was opened. In 1985 the new passenger terminal was opened and in 1995 it underwent renovations and enlargements.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Avianca Brazil Brasília, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Fortaleza, Maceió, Salvador da Bahia
Gol Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TAM Airlines Brasília, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown João Pessoa.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.

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