Barreiras Airport Explained

Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Dom Ricardo Weberberger|italic=yes
Iata:BRA
Icao:SNBR
Lid:BA0011
Type:Public
City-Served:Barreiras
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:2,451
Elevation-M:747
Coordinates:-12.0792°N -45.0094°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:BRA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:5,249
R1-Length-M:1,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During World War II the airport became a United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.

Access

The airport is located 14km (09miles) from downtown Barreiras.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 22 July 2020. pt.
  2. Web site: Dom Ricardo Weberberger (SNBR). DECEA. 2 October 2023. pt.