Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)

Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport (IATA: AJU, ICAO: SBAR) is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.

Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju–Santa Maria
IATA: AJU ICAO: SBAR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	AENA
Serves	Aracaju
Time zone	Time in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	7 m / 23 ft
Coordinates	10°59′07″S 037°04′24″W
Website	www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-santa-maria-aracaju/index.html
Map
AJU Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 1,142,357 4% Aircraft Operations 12,115 15% Metric tonnes of cargo 2,688 1%
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by AENA.

History

Although it had been in operation since the beginning of the 1950s, the official opening of the airport took place on 19 January 1958.

In 1961 began the first renovation of the airport complex, with an extension of the runway and enlargement of the passenger terminal.

In 1975 Infraero became the administrator of the airport, which later invested in further extension of the runway (completed in 1993) and in great enlargement of the passenger terminal (completed in 1998).

In 2012 the airport has already started the last extension through the construction of a completely new passenger terminal which will double its capacity.[4]

Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Campinas, Recife
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

• 12 July 1951: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Douglas DC-3/C-47 registration PP-LPG, still registered under Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP, flying from Maceió to Aracaju, after aborting a landing in adverse conditions in Aracaju, overflew the runway and initiated a turn in low altitude to the right. The aircraft crashed during this turn. All 33 passengers and crew died, including the Governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte Jerônimo Dix-sept Rosado Maia.[6][7]

Access

The airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from downtown Aracaju.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
2. "Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju-Santa Maria". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
4. "Obra de ampliação do aeroporto de Aracaju já tem data para iniciar". Agência Sergipe de notícias. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
5. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
6. "Accident description PP-LPG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Linhas Aéreas Paulistas". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 108–111. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

External links

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