Petrolina Airport

Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (IATA: PNZ, ICAO: SBPL) is the airport serving Petrolina, Pernambuco and Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. It is named after the Petrolina-born Senator Nilo de Sousa Coelho (1920–1983).

Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport

Aeroporto de Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesPetrolina
Juazeiro
Elevation AMSL384 m / 1,260 ft
Coordinates09°22′03″S 040°33′49″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-petrolina-senador-nilo-coelho/
Map
PNZ
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,250 10,663 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers409,646 15.3%
Aircraft Operations5,479 7.8%
Metric tonnes of cargo3,346 43.3%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Petrolina Airport handles the export of fresh fruits from the São Francisco valley to Europe and the United States. The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers[4] with capacity for 17,000 boxes each plus 2 cooler tunnels.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Recife
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos
Gol Transportes Aéreos
operated by Voepass
Salvador da Bahia

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Cargolux Luxembourg
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai, Dakar
Lufthansa Cargo Frankfurt

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Petrolina and 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Juazeiro.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Sen. Nilo Coelho". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "Aeroporto de Petrolina-Nilo Coelho" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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