Palmas Airport

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport
Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues
IATA: PMWICAO: 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°W / -10.29000; -48.35778Coordinates: 10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W / -10.29000; -48.35778
Website Infraero PMW
Map
PMW

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 576,633
Aircraft Operations 19,172
Metric tonnes of cargo 2,295
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 Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896-1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and 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 2 100,000 passengers/year.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Goiânia, Belém
Gol Airlines Brasília
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Goiânia, Araguaína
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

  1. "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Incaer. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

External links

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