Palmas Airport
| Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues | |||||||||||
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| IATA: PMW – ICAO: SBPJ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palmas | ||||||||||
| Hub for | SETE Linhas Aéreas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 236 m / 774 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°WCoordinates: 10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero PMW | ||||||||||
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Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896-1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.[4]
It is operated by Infraero.
History
The airport was inaugurated on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00m² enough to future expansions, as needed. The terminal has 12,300m² and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas, Goiânia, Belém |
| Gol Airlines | Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas (begins 1 May 2016)[5] |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Goiânia, Araguaína |
| TAM Airlines | Brasília, São Paulo-Congonhas |
Access
The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Palmas, 5 km (3 mi) from Taquaralto, and 30 km (19 mi) from Taquaruçu.
See also
References
- ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ↑ Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Incaer. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/04/13/g3-grucgh-may16/
External links
- Airport information for SBPJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBPJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBPJ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PMW at Aviation Safety Network
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