Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport

Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IATA: IOS, ICAO: SBIL), is the airport serving Ilhéus, Brazil. Since March 12, 2002 it is named after the writer Jorge Amado de Faria (1912–2001), who was born in the nearby city of Itabuna.

Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport

Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSocicam
ServesIlhéus
Elevation AMSL4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates14°48′54″S 039°02′00″W
WebsiteSocicam
Map
IOS
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,577 5,174 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers471,596 20.9%
Aircraft Operations7,661 15.5%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,848 9.2%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is administrated by Socicam.

History

The history of air transportation in Ilhéus is almost as old as the one of Brazil. In the 1930s, seaplanes of Syndicato Condor used to land at Ilhéus on their routes linking cities of the Brazilian coast. In 1939 the airport, then called Aeroporto do Pontal, was opened. The runway was paved in 1950.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Salvador da Bahia
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Gol Transportes Aéreos
operated by Voepass
Salvador da Bahia
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Ilhéus.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
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