Brasília International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Brasília International Airport
President Juscelino Kubitschek
nativename = Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
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IATA = BSB
ICAO = SBBR
type = Military/Public
owner =
operator = Infraero
city-served = Brasília
location =
elevation-f = 3,479
elevation-m = 1,060
coordinates = Coord|15|52|16|S|047|55|07|W|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://www.infraero.gov.br/usa/aero_prev_home.php?ai=146 www.infraero.gov.br]
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r1-number = 11R/29L
r1-length-f = 10,827
r1-length-m = 3,300
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 11L/29R
r2-length-f = 10,499
r2-length-m = 3,200
r2-surface = Asphalt
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Brasília International Airport - President Juscelino Kubitschek airport codes|BSB|SBBR is Brasília's international airport. With a terminal capable of handling more than 9 million passengers per year, it is one of Brazil's most modern airports. There are 136 shop spaces at the Brasília Airport.

It is operated by Infraero, and it is named after the former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek. In 2006, the airport opened a second runway. In 2007, the airport handled 11,119,872 passengers and 126,853 aircraft movements [ Airport Statistics for 2007 http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.operac.1207.pdf] , placing it as the 3rd busiest Brazilian airport in both categories, just behind the two main São Paulo's airports, Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport and São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.

Airlines and destinations

* Gol (Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Boa Vista, Campinas, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Macapá, Manaus, Natal, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rosario (Argentina), Salvador, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória)
* TAM (Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (Argentina), Campinas, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Imperatriz, João Pessoa, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Marabá, Natal, Palmas, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São José do Rio Preto, São Luís, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória)
* TAP Portugal (Lisbon)
* Varig (São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador)
* SETE Linhas Aéreas (Goiânia, Minaçu, Gurupi, São Félix do Araguaia, Confresa)
* TRIP Linhas Aéreas / TOTAL Linhas Aéreas (Araguaina, Tucurui, Carajas, Belém, Manaus, Uberaba, Uberlândia)
* Passaredo (Ribeirão Preto, Barreiras)
* OceanAir (Araguaina, Salvador, Uberaba, Teresina, São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Luiz, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Recife, Cuiabá, João Pessoa, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte-Confins)

Gallery

Accidents and incidents

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, bound for Brasília from Manaus, collided with a business plane and crashed, killing all passengers and crew on board.

ee also

* List of the busiest airports in Brazil

References

External links

* [http://www.infraero.gov.br/usa/aero_prev_home.php?ai=146 Brasília International Airport - Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek] (official site, in English)
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