Juazeiro_do_Norte_Airport

Juazeiro do Norte Airport

Juazeiro do Norte Airport

Airport in Brazil

Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport (IATA: JDO, ICAO: SBJU) is the airport serving Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. It is named after a local politician and entrepreneur. The airport serves southern Ceará, southeastern Piauí, northeastern Pernambuco, and the sertão of Paraíba.

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The airport is operated by AENA.

History

The airport was inaugurated on September 15, 1954 as Cariri Regional Airport. It was administrated by the municipal government of Juazeiro do Norte for several years until it was transferred to the State Government.

Since the eighties it has regularly received flights, starting commercial operations with the airlines VARIG and VASP.

The airport had been operated by Infraero from 2002 until 2019. On March 15, 2019, AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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Note:
a: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Juazeiro do Norte.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Estatísticas". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Aeroporto de Juazeiro do Norte-Orlando Bezerra de Menezes". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Orlando Bezerra de Menezes (SBJU)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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