Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesPalmas
Opened5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL236 m / 774 ft
Coordinates10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W / -10.29000; -48.35778
Websitewww.ccraeroportos.com.br/palmas-to
Map
PMW is located in Brazil
PMW
PMW
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers444,719 Increase 69%
Aircraft Operations9,320 Increase 35%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,631 Increase 52%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International 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.[5]

It is operated by CCR.

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.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Goiânia
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Goiânia, Salvador da Bahia
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Palmas.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Palmas". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. "Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues (SBPJ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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