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Rio Branco International Airport

Coordinates: 09°52′08″S 067°53′53″W / 9.86889°S 67.89806°W / -9.86889; -67.89806
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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′08″S 067°53′53″W / 9.86889°S 67.89806°W / -9.86889; -67.89806
WebsiteInfraero RBR
Map
RBR is located in Brazil
RBR
RBR
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,158 7,080 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers387,071
Aircraft Operations7,046
Metric tonnes of cargo1,387
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 opened on November 22, 1999 as a replacement to Presidente Médici International Airport, which was then closed.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Gol Airlines Belém, Brasília, Cruzeiro do Sul, Fortaleza, Porto Velho, Manaus, São Paulo-Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Porto Velho
Rio Branco Aerotaxi a Feijó, Tarauacá

a.^ Air taxi company operating regular charter flights.

Accidents and incidents

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ^ "Lei n˚11.917, de 9 de abril de 2009" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Accident description PT-WRQ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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