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Rio Branco International Airport

Coordinates: 09°52′06″S 067°53′53″W / 9.86833°S 67.89806°W / -9.86833; -67.89806
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For the airport serving Río Branco, Uruguay, see Río Branco Airport.
Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesRio Branco
Elevation AMSL193 m / 633 ft
Coordinates09°52′06″S 067°53′53″W / 9.86833°S 67.89806°W / -9.86833; -67.89806
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-rio-branco-placido-de-castro/
Map
RBR is located in Brazil
RBR
RBR
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,158 7,080 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers308,721 Increase 14.6%
Aircraft Operations6,923 Increase 2.5%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,460 Decrease 2.0%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (IATA: RBR, ICAO: SBRB) is the airport serving Rio Branco, Brazil. Since April 13, 2009 the airport is named after José Plácido de Castro (1873–1908) a politician leader of the Acrean Revolution.[4]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned on November 22, 1999 as a replacement to Presidente Médici International Airport, which was then closed.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Porto Velho
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Rio Branco Aerotaxia Charter: Feijó, Tarauacá

a.^ Air taxi company operating systematic flights.

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Rio Branco.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Plácido de Castro". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Lei n˚11.917, de 9 de abril de 2009". Lei Direto (in Portuguese). April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Accident description PT-WRQ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 13, 2011.

External links

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