Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport

Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)
Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (Belmonte)
IATA: PVH – ICAO: SBPV
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Infraero
Serves Porto Velho
Elevation AMSL 88 m / 289 ft
Coordinates 08°42′49″S 063°54′10″W / 8.71361°S 63.90278°W / -8.71361; -63.90278Coordinates: 08°42′49″S 063°54′10″W / 8.71361°S 63.90278°W / -8.71361; -63.90278
Website Infraero PVH
Map
PVH

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 905,958
Aircraft Operations 17,578
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,947
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (IATA: PVH, ICAO: SBPV) also called Belmonte Airport referring to the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Porto Velho, Brazil. Since July 3, 2002 the airport is named after Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (1922-1987), first governor of the state of Rondônia.[4]

The airport is operated by Infraero.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Porto Velho Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

The airport was opened on April 16, 1969 as a replacement to Caiari Airport, which was then closed. The airport is operated by Infraero since 1979 and in 2002 it gained international status.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Cuiabá, Manaus, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Gol Airlines Brasília, São Paulo-Guarulhos
MAP Linhas Aéreas Manaus
TAM Airlines Brasília, Rio Branco

Access

The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Porto Velho.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ↑ "Lei n˚10.481, de 3 de julho de 2002" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. July 3, 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

External links

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