Araraquara Airport

Bartholomeu de Gusmão–Araraquara State Airport Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão–Araraquara
IATA: AQA – ICAO: SBAQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DAESP
Serves	Araraquara
Elevation AMSL	711 m / 2,334 ft
Coordinates	21°48′16″S 048°08′25″W / 21.80444°S 48.14028°WCoordinates: 21°48′16″S 048°08′25″W / 21.80444°S 48.14028°W
Website	DAESP AQA
Map
AQA Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 56,240 Aircraft Operations 9,755 Metric tonnes of cargo 9
Statistics: DAESP[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Bartholomeu de Gusmão–Araraquara State Airport (IATA: AQA, ICAO: SBAQ) is the airport serving Araraquara, Brazil. It is named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685-1724), a Portuguese priest born in Brazil, who did research about transportation with balloons.

It is operated by DAESP.

History

The airport is dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Araraquara.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). DAESP. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
2. "Bartolomeu de Gusmão–Araraquara State Airport" (in Portuguese). DAESP.
3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.

External links

• Airport information for SBAQ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBAQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBAQ at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for AQA at Aviation Safety Network
• Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net