Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto
IATA: JPA – ICAO: SBJP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Infraero
Serves		João Pessoa
Location		Bayeux, Brazil
Elevation AMSL		66 m / 215 ft
Coordinates		07°08′54″S 034°57′02″W
Website		Infraero JPA
Map
JPA Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
16/34	2,515	8,251	Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers			1,144,256
Aircraft Operations			13,331
Metric tonnes of cargo			3,225
Statistics: Infraero Sources: Airport Website

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

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957 and since February 1, 1979 it is administrated by Infraero.

Between 1980 and 1981 Infraero conducted major renovations and enlargements of the runway, taxiways and apron. In 1983 a cargo terminal was opened. In 1985 the new passenger terminal was opened and in 1995 it underwent renovations and enlargements.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca Brazil	Brasília
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão
Gol Airlines	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TAM Airlines	Brasília, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Access

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

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

External links

• Airport information for SBJP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBJP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for SBJP at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for JPA at Aviation Safety Network