Palmas Airport
Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896-1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.[4]
Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palmas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 236 m / 774 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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It is operated by Infraero.
History
The airport was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00m² which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300m² and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas, Cuiabá, Goiânia |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | Brasília, Salvador da Bahia |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Access
The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Palmas.
See also
References
- "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Aeroporto Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (PDF). Incaer (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SBPJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBPJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBPJ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PMW at Aviation Safety Network
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