Barreiras Airport
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Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport Aeroporto Dom Ricardo Weberberger | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Barreiras | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 747 m / 2,451 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W / 12.07917°S 45.00944°W | ||||||||||
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  BRA Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport (IATA: BRA, ICAO: SNBR) is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.
History
The airport was commissioned in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During World War II the airport became a United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte–Confins |
| Voepass Linhas Aéreas | Brasília (ends 24 October 2024), Salvador da Bahia (ends 26 October 2024)a |
Note:
a: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.
Access
The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Barreiras.
See also
References
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Dom Ricardo Weberberger (SNBR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
- Airport information for SNBR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SNBR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BRA at Aviation Safety Network
