Petrolina Airport
Appearance
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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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. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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- ^ "Aeroporto de Petrolina-Nilo Coelho" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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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