Petrolina Airport
Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport Aeroporto de Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Petrolina Juazeiro | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 384 m / 1,260 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°22′03″S 040°35′49″W / 9.36750°S 40.59694°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero PNZ | ||||||||||
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  PNZ Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (IATA: PNZ, ICAO: SBPL) is the airport serving Petrolina, Pernambuco and Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. It is named after the Petrolina-born Senator Nilo de Sousa Coelho (1920–1983).
It is operated by Infraero.
History
Petrolina Airport handles the export of fresh fruits from the São Francisco valley to Europe and the United States. The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers[4] with capacity for 17,000 boxes each plus 2 cooler tunnels.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca Brazil | Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas, Juazeiro do Norte |
| Gol Airlines | São Paulo-Guarulhos |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
Accidents and incidents
- 28 January 1981: a Sudene Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-ZNU crashed at Petrolina.[5]
Access
The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Petrolina and 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Juazeiro.
See also
References
- ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Petrolina-Nilo Coelho" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Accident description PP-ZNU". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
External links
- Template:WAD
- Airport information for SBPL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBPL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PNZ at Aviation Safety Network
