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Airport Brasilia (Brazil) - Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

Brasília International Airport
President Juscelino Kubitschek

Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

IATA: BSB ICAO: SBBR
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Brasília
Elevation AMSL 3,479 ft / 1,060 m
Coordinates 15°5216S 047°5507W / -15.87111, -47.91861
Website www.infraero.gov.br
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11R/29L 10,827 3,300 Asphalt
11L/29R 10,499 3,200 Asphalt

Brasília International Airport - President Juscelino Kubitschek (IATA: BSBICAO: SBBR) is Brasília's international airport. With a terminal capable of handling more than 9 million passengers per year, it is one of Brazil's most modern airports. There are 136 shop spaces at the Brasília Airport.

It is operated by Infraero, and it is named after the former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek. In 2006, the airport opened a second runway. In 2007, the airport handled 11,119,872 passengers and 126,853 aircraft movements[1], placing it as the 3rd busiest Brazilian airport in both categories, just behind the two main São Paulo's airports, Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport and São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.

Brasilia was ranked top in a worldwide survey conducted by Forbes on wich international airport has more delayed flights.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, bound for Brasília from Manaus, collided with a business plane and crashed, killing all passengers and crew on board.

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport Statistics for 2007 http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.operac.1207.pdf

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