João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (IATA: JPA, ICAO: SBJP) is the airport serving João Pessoa, Brazil located in the adjoining municipality of Santa Rita.[5] Since August 2, 1960 the airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and President of the State of Paraíba (at the time State Governors had the title of President) from 1912 to 1915.[6]
João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | João Pessoa | ||||||||||
| Location | Santa Rita, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Opened | 20 August 1957 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 66 m / 217 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°08′54″S 034°57′01″W / 7.14833°S 34.95028°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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It is operated by AENA.
History
editThe 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.[7]
Airlines and destinations
editStatistics
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Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and AENA (2020-2023) reports:[8][9][1]
| Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
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| 2023 | 1,431,433  16% |
13,302 12% |
2,819  3%
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| 2022 | 1,231,689 19% |
11,897 2% |
2,897 8%
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| 2021 | 1,032,908 36% |
11,636 40% |
2,683 38%
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| 2020 | 756,992 43% |
8,332 35% |
1,944 59%
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| 2019 | 1,336,872 6% |
12,797 11 |
4,695 7%
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| 2018 | 1,414,896 2% |
14,363 7% |
4,378 73%
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| 2017 | 1,387,496 2% |
13,373 3% |
2,534 14%
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| 2016 | 1,418,380 3% |
13,855 5% |
2,930 3%
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| 2015 | 1,463,315 10% |
14,635 10% |
3,014 17%
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| 2014 | 1,327,284 8% |
13,292 5% |
2,571 16%
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| 2013 | 1,230,230 2% |
12,623 2% |
3,044 25%
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| 2012 | 1,252,559 10% |
12,883 3% |
4,033 29%
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| 2011 | 1,142,183 23% |
13,332 24% |
3,115 29%
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| 2010 | 926,043 55% |
10,743 37% |
2,412 25%
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| 2009 | 598,015 33% |
7,831 8% |
1,924 1%
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| 2008 | 448,444 10% |
7,277 9% |
1,950 19%
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| 2007 | 500,547 | 7,976 | 1,645 |
Access
editThe airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown João Pessoa.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Estatísticas". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Aeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa-Presidente Castro Pinto". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "PRESIDENTE CASTRO PINTO (SBJP)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lei nº 3.795, de 2 de agosto de 1960". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 2 August 1960. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
edit- Airport information for SBJP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBJP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for JPA at Aviation Safety Network