Palmas Airport

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesPalmas
Opened5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL236 m / 774 ft
Coordinates10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W / -10.29000; -48.35778
Websitewww.ccraeroportos.com.br/palmas-to
Map
PMW is located in Brazil
PMW
PMW
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers682,238
Aircraft Operations11,104
Metric tonnes of cargo1,554
Statistics: CCR[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.[5]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00 m2 which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300 m2 and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Goiânia
Seasonal: Recife
Gol Linhas Aéreas Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Salvador da Bahia
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Statistics

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2023) reports:[7][8][1]

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t)
2023 682,238 11,104 1,554
2022a 516,414 9,389 1,307
2021 444,719 Increase 69% 9,320 Increase 35% 1,631 Increase 52%
2020 263,819 Decrease 55% 6,927 Decrease 38% 1,076 Decrease 64%
2019 588,198 Decrease 13% 11,144 Decrease 14% 2,979 Increase 3%
2018 675,971 Increase 3% 12,914 Increase 2% 2,887 Increase 28%
2017 654,397 Increase 6% 12,631 Increase 3% 2,260 Increase 19%
2016 617,703 Decrease 4% 12,219 Decrease 18% 1,899 Decrease 9%
2015 644,199 Decrease 14% 14,916 Decrease 13% 2,097 Decrease 1%
2014 634,128 Increase 10% 17,242 Decrease 10% 2,127 Decrease 7%
2013 576,633 Steady 19,172 Increase 5% 2,295 Decrease 26%
2012 579,395 Increase 15% 18,266 Increase 4% 3,102 Decrease 27%
2011 503,408 Increase 29% 17,534 Increase 2% 4,225 Increase 27%
2010 389,217 Increase 30% 17,161 Increase 48% 3,331 Increase 20%
2009 298,484 Increase 15% 11,603 Decrease 4% 2,775 Increase 10%
2008 259,362 Increase 11% 12,104 Increase 19% 2,526 Increase 24%
2007 232,885 10,192 2,043

Note:
a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

Access

The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Palmas.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Movimentação Aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Palmas". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues (SBPJ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (PDF). Incaer (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2024.