Santo Ângelo Airport

Sepé Tiaraju Regional Airport

Aeroporto Regional Sepé Tiaraju
Terminal landside view in 2022
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesSanto Ângelo
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL322 m / 1,056 ft
Coordinates28°16′54″S 054°10′06″W / 28.28167°S 54.16833°W / -28.28167; -54.16833
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-santo-angelo/
Map
GEL is located in Rio Grande do Sul
GEL
GEL
Location in Brazil
GEL is located in Brazil
GEL
GEL
GEL (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,625 5,331 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers66,007 Increase 920%
Aircraft Operations1,740 Increase 430%
Metric tonnes of cargo89 Increase 4,350%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Sepé Tiaraju Regional Airport (IATA: GEL, ICAO: SBNM) is the airport serving Santo Ângelo, Brazil. It is named after Sepé Tiaraju (c. 1723 – 7 February 1756), a Guaraní warrior who led the Guaraní forces in the Guaraní War in Misiones Orientales.

It is managed by contract by Infraero.

History

On October 10, 2022 the State of Rio Grande do Sul signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[5] Previously the airport was operated by DAP.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre
Seasonal: Florianópolis
Gol Linhas Aéreas São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Santo Ângelo.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Regional Sepé Tiaraju". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Santo Ângelo (SBNM)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Governo do RS assina acordo com a Infraero para gestão do aeroporto de Santo Ângelo". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.