Juazeiro do Norte Airport
Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport Aeroporto Orlando Bezerra de Menezes | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Juazeiro do Norte | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 409 m / 1,342 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°13′09″S 039°16′10″W / 7.21917°S 39.26944°W | ||||||||||
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Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport (IATA: JDO, ICAO: SBJU) is the airport serving Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. It is named after a local politician and entrepreneur. The airport serves southern Ceará, southeastern Piauí, northeastern Pernambuco, and the sertão of Paraíba.
The airport is operated by AENA.
History
[edit]The airport was inaugurated on September 15, 1954 as Cariri Regional Airport. It was administrated by the municipal government of Juazeiro do Norte for several years until it was transferred to the State Government.
Since the eighties it has regularly received flights, starting commercial operations with the airlines VARIG and VASP.
The airport had been operated by Infraero from 2002 until 2019. On March 15, 2019, AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas, Fortaleza, Petrolina, Recife |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| Voepass Linhas Aéreas | Fortalezaa |
Note:
a: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.
Access
[edit]The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Juazeiro do Norte.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Estatísticas". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Juazeiro do Norte-Orlando Bezerra de Menezes". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Orlando Bezerra de Menezes (SBJU)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for SBJU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBJU at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for JDO at Aviation Safety Network
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