Bauru-Arealva Airport

For the older airport of Bauru, see Bauru Airport.

Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport Aeroporto Estadual Moussa Nakhl Tobias
IATA: JTC ICAO: SBAE LID: SP0010
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DAESP (2006–2021) Rede Voa (2021–present)
Serves	Bauru
Location	Arealva, Brazil
Opened	October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	598 m / 1,961 ft
Coordinates	22°09′28″S 049°04′06″W
Website	www.voa-sp.com.br/aeroporto/aeroporto-estadual-bauru/
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,010 6,494 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 137,149 69% Aircraft Operations 7,237 109%
Statistics: DAESP[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport (IATA: JTC, ICAO: SBAE), commonly known as Bauru–Arealva Airport is the main airport serving Bauru and Arealva, Brazil. It is named after the Lebanese businessman and vice-mayor Moussa Nakhl Tobias (1940-2003), who immigrated to Brazil in 1959 and established himself in Bauru.

It is operated by Rede Voa.

History

The airport was built as a replacement to the older Comte. João Ribeiro de Barros Airport and opened on 23 October 2006, when all scheduled traffic was transferred to this new facility.

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

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas Seasonal: Maceió, Natal, Porto Seguro, Recife

Access

The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Bauru and 34 km (21 mi) from downtown Arealva, within the limits of the municipality of Arealva.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
2. "Aeroporto Estadual Moussa Nakhal Tobias". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
4. "Bauru - Arealva (SBAE)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 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.

External links

• Airport information for SJTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SJTC at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for JTC at Aviation Safety Network