Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

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] The airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and former Governor of the State of Paraíba.

João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesJoão Pessoa
LocationSanta Rita, Brazil
Opened20 August 1957 (1957-08-20)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL66 m / 217 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 is located in Brazil
JPA
JPA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/24 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1,231,689 Increase 19%
Aircraft Operations11,897 Increase 2%
Metric tonnes of cargo2,897 Increase 8%
Statistics: Aena[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife, São Paulo–Congonhas
Seasonal: Goiânia, Uberlândia
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Natal, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas (begins 15 December 2023), São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 16 December 2023)
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 26 May 2023.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa-Presidente Castro Pinto". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. "PRESIDENTE CASTRO PINTO (SBJP)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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