Juazeiro do Norte Airport

Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport (IATA: JDO, ICAO: SBJU) is the airport serving Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. It is named after a local politician and entrepreneur.

Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport Aeroporto Orlando Bezerra de Menezes
IATA: JDO ICAO: SBJU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	AENA
Serves	Juazeiro do Norte
Elevation AMSL	409 m / 1,342 ft
Coordinates	07°13′09″S 039°16′10″W
Website	www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-juazeiro-do-norte-orlando-bezerra-de-menezes/index.html
Map
JDO Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 1,940 6,365 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 546,647 3.1% Aircraft Operations 7,249 15.0% Metric tonnes of cargo 1,085 30.8%
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by AENA.

History

The airport has been operated by Infraero since 2002 but on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas, Recife
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Fortaleza, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Juazeiro do Norte.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. "Aeroporto de Juazeiro do Norte-Orlando Bezerra de Menezes". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

External links

• Airport information for SBJU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBJU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBJU at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for JDO at Aviation Safety Network