Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport

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Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)
Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (Belmonte)
Aeroporto de Porto Velho.jpg
IATA: PVHICAO: SBPV
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Infraero
Serves Porto Velho
Elevation AMSL 90 m / 294 ft
Coordinates 08°42′33″S 063°54′08″W / 8.70917°S 63.90222°W / -8.70917; -63.90222Coordinates: 08°42′33″S 063°54′08″W / 8.70917°S 63.90222°W / -8.70917; -63.90222
Website Infraero PVH
Map
PVH is located in Brazil
PVH
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,416 7,925 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 983,812
Aircraft Operations 21,815
Metric tonnes of cargo 3,175
Statistics: Infraero [1]
Sources: Airport Website[2]

Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (IATA: PVHICAO: SBPV) also called Belmonte Airport referring to the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Porto Velho, Brazil. Since July 3, 2002 the airport is named after Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (1922-1987), first governor of the state of Rondônia.[3]

The airport is operated by Infraero.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Porto Velho Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

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[edit] History

The airport was opened on April 16, 1969 as a replacement to Caiari Airport, which was then closed. The airport is operated by Infraero since 1979 and in 2002 it gained international status.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Avianca Brazil Brasília, Cuiabá, Porto Alegre, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Gol Airlines Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cruzeiro do Sul, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Rio Branco
TAM Airlines Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Cuiabá, Fortaleza, Manaus, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TRIP Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte-Confins, Cacoal, Cuiabá, Ji-Paraná, Manaus, Rio Branco, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Vilhena

[edit] Access

The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Porto Velho.

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