Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)
Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport (IATA: AJU, ICAO: SBAR) is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.
Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju–Santa Maria | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Aracaju | ||||||||||
| Opened | January 19, 1958 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 m / 23 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°59′07″S 037°04′24″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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It is operated by AENA.
History
Although it had been in operation since the beginning of the 1950s, the official opening of the airport took place on 19 January 1958.
In 1961, the first renovation of the airport complex began, with an extension of the runway and enlargement of the passenger terminal.
In 1975, Infraero became the administrator of the airport. Infraero later invested in further extension of the runway (completed in 1993) and in significant enlargement of the passenger terminal (completed in 1998).
In 2012, the airport started the last extension through the construction of a completely new passenger terminal which will double its capacity.[5]
Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019, AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife, São Paulo–Congonhas |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia (begins 18 December 2023), São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 17 December 2023) |
| LATAM Brasil | Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Accidents and incidents
- 12 July 1951: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Douglas DC-3/C-47 registration PP-LPG, still registered under Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP, flying from Maceió to Aracaju, after aborting a landing in adverse conditions in Aracaju, overflew the runway and initiated a turn in low altitude to the right. The aircraft crashed during this turn. All 33 passengers and crew died including the Governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Jerônimo Dix-sept Rosado Maia.[7][8]
Access
The airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from downtown Aracaju.
References
- "Informações Estatísticas". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- "Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju-Santa Maria". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Santa Maria (SBAR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Obra de ampliação do aeroporto de Aracaju já tem data para iniciar". Agência Sergipe de notícias. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Accident description PP-LPG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Linhas Aéreas Paulistas". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 108–111. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
External links
- Airport information for SBAR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBAR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AJU at Aviation Safety Network