Paulo Afonso Airport

Paulo Afonso Airport

Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso
Terminal landside view in 2013
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesPaulo Afonso
Opened23 December 1972; 52 years ago (1972-12-23)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL265 m / 884 ft
Coordinates09°24′04″S 038°15′04″W / 9.40111°S 38.25111°W / -9.40111; -38.25111
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-paulo-afonso/
Map
PAV is located in Brazil
PAV
PAV
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers18,824 Increase 1,031%
Aircraft Operations962 Increase 58%
Metric tonnes of cargo2 Increase 100%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Paulo Afonso Airport (IATA: PAV, ICAO: SBUF) is the airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil.

It is operated by contract by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1972 and between 1980 and 2020 it was administrated by Infraero. On November 17, 2020, the Federal Government transferred the administration of the facility to the State of Bahia.[5]

In September, 2022, the State of Bahia signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[6]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Paulo Afonso". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Paulo Afonso (SBUF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso passa a ser administrado pelo Governo da Bahia". Governo do Estado da Bahia (in Portuguese). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Aeroporto Paulo Afonso". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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