Paulo Afonso Airport Explained

Paulo Afonso Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso|italic=yes
Iata:PAV
Icao:SBUF
Lid:BA0007
Type:Public
City-Served:Paulo Afonso
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:884
Elevation-M:265
Coordinates:-9.4011°N -38.2511°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:PAV
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:5,906
R1-Length-M:1,800
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:18,824 1,031%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:962 58%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:2 100%
Footnotes:Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Paulo Afonso Airport is the airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil.

It is operated by contract by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1972 and between 1980 and 2020 it was administrated by Infraero. On November 17, 2020, the Federal Government transferred the administration of the facility to the State of Bahia.[5]

In September, 2022, the State of Bahia signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[6]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6km (04miles) from downtown Paulo Afonso.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatísticas. Infraero. 26 February 2024. 2 July 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto Paulo Afonso. Infraero. 18 June 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 26 April 2021. pt.
  4. Web site: Paulo Afonso (SBUF). DECEA. 9 October 2023. pt.
  5. Web site: Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso passa a ser administrado pelo Governo da Bahia . Governo do Estado da Bahia . 17 November 2020 . 25 October 2021 . pt.
  6. Web site: Aeroporto Paulo Afonso. Infraero. 18 June 2023. pt.