Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)
Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju–Santa Maria | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 10°59′07″S 037°04′24″W / 10.98528°S 37.07333°W | ||||||||||
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Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport (IATA: AJU, ICAO: SBAR) is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.
It is operated by
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, the first renovation of the airport complex began, with an extension of the runway and enlargement of the passenger terminal.
In 1975, Infraero became the administrator of the airport. Infraero later invested in further extension of the runway (completed in 1993) and in significant enlargement of the passenger terminal (completed in 1998).
In 2012, the airport started the last extension through the construction of a completely new passenger terminal which will double its capacity.[5]
Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019,
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| São Paulo–Congonhas
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| Gol Transportes Aéreos | Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins |
| LATAM Brasil | Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Statistics
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to AENA (2022-2023) reports:[1]
| Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
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| 2023 | 1,175,823  22% |
11,956 5% |
1,739  13%
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| 2022 | 961,575 | 11,421 | 2,002 |
Accidents and incidents
- 12 July 1951: a 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.[7][8]
Access
The airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from downtown Aracaju.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Informações Estatísticas". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju-Santa Maria". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Santa Maria (SBAR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Accident description PP-LPG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
External links
- 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