Araraquara Airport

For the former Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport in Rio de Janeiro, see Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport.
Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport

Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesAraraquara
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL712 m / 2,334 ft
Coordinates21°48′43″S 048°07′59″W / 21.81194°S 48.13306°W / -21.81194; -48.13306
Websiteredevoa.com.br/nossos-aeroportos/aeroporto-bartolomeu-de-gusmao-araraquara-sp/
Map
AQA is located in São Paulo State
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Location in Brazil
AQA is located in Brazil
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AQA (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers5,919 Increase 192%
Aircraft Operations2,688 Decrease 25%
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport (IATA: AQA, ICAO: SBAQ) is a state-owned 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 Rede Voa.

History

The airport was opened in 1935 by the then Mayor Heitor de Souza Pinheiro.

On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.[5] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Conecta Campinas

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Bartolomeu de Gusmão (SBAQ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.