Palmas Airport

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.^[5]

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues
IATA: PMW ICAO: SBPJ LID: TO0001
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (2001–2021) CCR (2021–present)
Serves	Palmas
Opened	5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	236 m / 774 ft
Coordinates	10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W / -10.29000; -48.35778
Website	www.ccraeroportos.com.br/palmas-to
Map
PMW Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 444,719 69% Aircraft Operations 9,320 35% Metric tonnes of cargo 1,631 52%
Statistics: Infraero^[1] Sources: Airport Website,^[2] ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00 m² which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300 m² and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Goiânia
Gol Linhas Aéreas	Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Goiânia, Salvador da Bahia
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Palmas.

See also

•  Aviation portal
•  Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
2. "Palmas". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
4. "Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues (SBPJ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
5. Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. (PDF). Incaer (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
6. "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.

External links

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