Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (IATA: JPA, ICAO: SBJP) is the airport serving João Pessoa, Brazil located in the adjoining municipality of Santa Rita.[4] The airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and former Governor of the State of Paraíba.

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional 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 / 215 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
16/34 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers1,032,908 Increase 36%
Aircraft Operations11,636 Increase 40%
Metric tonnes of cargo2,683 Increase 38%
Statistics: Aena[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife
Seasonal: Goiânia, Uberlândia
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza1, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Notes
  • ^1 Gol Transportes Aéreos's flights operate from João Pessoa to Buenos Aires via Natal. However, the airline does not have cabotage rights to transport passengers solely between João Pessoa and Natal.

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown João Pessoa.

See also

References
  1. "Informações Estatísticas". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  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. "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.
  5. "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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