Araraquara Airport

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport (IATA: AQA, ICAO: SBAQ) is the airport serving Araraquara, Brazil. It is named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685-1724), a Portuguese priest born in Brazil, who did research about transportation with balloons.

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport

Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRede Voa
ServesAraraquara
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL711 m / 2,334 ft
Coordinates21°48′16″S 048°08′25″W
Websitewww.voa-sp.com.br/aeroporto/aeroporto-estadual-araraquara/
Map
AQA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers5,919 192%
Aircraft Operations2,688 25%
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Rede Voa.

History

On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.[4] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Araraquara.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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