Barreiras Airport

Barreiras Airport
Aeroporto de Barreiras
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 a United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Brasília, Salvador
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Brasília, Ribeirão Preto, Salvador

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

References

  1. ↑ "Barreiras Airport Information". World Aero Data.
  2. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  3. ↑ "Aeroporto de Barreiras: reforma à vista" (in Portuguese). Além da Notícia. October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
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