Jacarepaguá Airport

Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport (IATA: RRJ, ICAO: SBJR) is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dedicated to general aviation. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho (1904–2003), a journalist and former president of Globo Network.[3] It is a major helibase for offshore support.

Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport

Aeroporto de Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesRio de Janeiro
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL3 m / 9 ft
Coordinates22°59′15″S 043°22′12″W
Map
RRJ is located in Rio de Janeiro
RRJ
RRJ
Location within greater Rio de Janeiro
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 900 2,952 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers191,388 Increase 15%
Aircraft Operations74,197 Increase 8%
Metric tonnes of cargo18 Increase 1,800%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: ANAC[2]

During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Infraero and XP Inc.

History

On November 14, 1927 the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale started its operations in Brazil flying between Natal and Buenos Aires, with multiple stops on the Brazilian coast, using aircraft with landing gear having as pilots Jean Mermoz, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Henri Guillaumet among others. It was part of a larger project linking France and South America. The airline was based in Rio de Janeiro, from where flights departed north and southbound. In Rio de Janeiro it used not only the military airport Campo dos Afonsos but it also had its own alternative airport, called Latecoère Field. This private facility became later known as Jacarepaguá Airport. Even though Campo dos Afonsos had a better structure and easier access, the air approach was difficult and the weather was not always good. With the dissolution of Aéropostale in 1932 and the airport was forgotten.[4]

In 1944, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force and it was used for flight training. On September 19, 1966 it was decommissioned and it became an airfield for general aviation.

It was only in 1969 that the construction of a terminal, an apron and hangars began. On January 19, 1971 the new airport was officially opened.

The main user was Aeroclube do Brasil (English: Brazil Flying club). It operated previously at Manguinhos Airport but with the closure of that facility in 1961 it spent years without being able to operate. In 1971 it moved its headquarters to Jacarepaguá Airport where hangars and administrative and social center were built and it was able to operate once again.

During the year 2007 Jacarepaguá Airport underwent major renovations as preparations for the 2007 Pan American Games. The runway was extended, the terminal was renovated, the control-tower got new equipment and the apron and runway got new lightning systems. Later, Infraero considered the airport in condition to handle the increase of traffic during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Currently, most of the operations at the airport are by helicopter and aircraft operators offshore oilfields. In the past, however, TwoFlex operated regular flights to São Paulo–Congonhas Airport. Those flights operated between October 28, 2019[6] and March 13, 2020.

Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 XP Inc. won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Conecta Jundiaí, São Paulo–Congonhas

Accidents and incidents
  • 17 May 1975: a Douglas C-47B PP-CDD of Motortec Indústria Aeronáutica was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair at Jacarepaguá Airport.[8]

Access

The airport is located in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca 34 km (21 mi) from downtown Rio de Janeiro.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. "Lei n˚11.702, de 18 de junho de 2008" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. June 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  4. Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa Empresa Gráfica e Editora. pp. 27, 28.
  5. "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico. August 31, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  6. "TwoFlex cria voo de Jacarepaguá (RJ) para Congonhas (SP)". Aeropflap (in Portuguese). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  7. "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. "Accident description PP-CDD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
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