Barreiras Airport

Barreiras Airport (IATA: BRA, ICAO: SNBR) is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.

Barreiras Airport

Aeroporto de Barreiras
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBarreiras
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL748 m / 2,454 ft
Coordinates12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W
Map
BRA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,600 5,249 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

History

The airport was commissioned in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During World War II the airport became a United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins
Gol Transportes Aéreos
operated by Voepass
Brasília, Salvador da Bahia

Access

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Barreiras.

See also

References

  1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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