Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (IATA: JPA, ICAO: SBJP) is the airport serving João Pessoa, Brazil located in the adjoining municipality of Santa Rita.[4] The airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and former Governor of the State of Paraíba.

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport


Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAENA
ServesJoão Pessoa
LocationSanta Rita, Brazil
Opened20 August 1957 (1957-08-20)
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL66 m / 215 ft
Coordinates07°08′54″S 034°57′01″W
Websitewww.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-joao-pessoa-presidente-castro-pinto/index.html
Map
JPA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers756,992 43%
Aircraft Operations8,332 35%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,944 59%
Statistics: Aena[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by AENA.

History

The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957. Between February 1, 1979 and March 14, 2019 it was administrated by Infraero.

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

Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife, Uberlândia (begins 26 December 2021)
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

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

See also

References
  1. "Informações Estatísticas". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa-Presidente Castro Pinto". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. "Aeroporto Castro Pinto volta a pertencer ao município de Santa Rita, na PB, decide STF". G1 (in Portuguese). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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