Leite Lopes Airport

Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport Aeroporto Estadual Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto
IATA: RAO – ICAO: SBRP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DAESP
Serves	Ribeirão Preto
Hub for	Passaredo Linhas Aéreas
Focus city for	Azul Brazilian Airlines
Elevation AMSL	550 m / 1,804 ft
Coordinates	21°08′11″S 047°46′36″W / 21.13639°S 47.77667°WCoordinates: 21°08′11″S 047°46′36″W / 21.13639°S 47.77667°W
Website	DAESP RAO
Map
RAO Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,079,430 Aircraft Operations 50,989 Metric tonnes of cargo 893
Statistics: DAESP[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport (IATA: RAO, ICAO: SBRP) is the airport serving Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

It is operated by DAESP.

History

Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport was opened on April 2, 1939, and soon after, in 1940, the runway was extended for the first time.

In 1996 the whole airport complex received its major renovation in which the runway and adjoining taxiway were extended from 1,800m to 2,100m and a new larger apron was built.

In 2006 the width of the runway was enlarged to 45m and finally in July 2010 the renovation and enlargement of the terminal building was completed.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Cuiabá, Porto Seguro, Recife
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas	Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brasília, Goiânia, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rondonópolis, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Três Lagoas, Uberlândia
TAM Airlines	São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Ribeirão Preto.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). DAESP. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. "Aeroporto Estadual Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto" (in Portuguese). DAESP.
3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
4. Castro, Danielle (20 January 2010). "Com mais passageiros" (in Portuguese). Gazeta de Ribeirão. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

External links

• Airport information for SBRP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBRP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBRP at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for RAO at Aviation Safety Network
• Dr. Leite Lopes Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net