Porto Seguro Airport Explained

Porto Seguro International Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Seguro|italic=yes
Iata:BPS
Icao:SBPS
Lid:BA0002
Type:Public
Operator:Sinart (2000–present)
City-Served:Porto Seguro
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:169
Elevation-M:52
Coordinates:-16.4381°N -39.0778°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:BPS
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-M:2,000
R1-Length-F:6,562
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:2,041,617 2%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:Statistics: Secretaria de Turismo[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Porto Seguro International Airport is the airport serving Porto Seguro, Brazil.

It is operated by Sinart.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1982 but in 1997 a brand new passenger terminal and apron were opened.

Porto Seguro is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Brazil, served mainly by seasonal and charter flights.

Since March 2000, the airport has been operated by Sinart.[5]

Statistics

Following is the number of passenger movements at the airport, according to the Tourism Secretary of the State of Bahia (2007-2023):[1]

Year Passenger
20232,041,617 2%
20222,000,543 36%
20211,474,352 73%
2020853,827 55%
20191,907,551 8%
20181,763,678 2%
20171,730,315 8%
20161,609,346 9%
20151,473,859 4%
20141,533,148 13%
20131,352,611 8%
20121,257,596 3%
20111,218,273 9%
20101,115,374 27%
2009876,418 6%
2008830,366 8%
2007769,574

Access

The airport is located 2km (01miles) from downtown Porto Seguro.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Movimentação Anual de Passageiros. Governo do Estado da Bahia. 4 October 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto de Porto Seguro. Sinart. 7 July 2024. pt.
  3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 14 April 2021. pt.
  4. Web site: Porto Seguro (SBPS). DECEA. 2 July 2024. pt.
  5. Web site: Gestão de aeoportos. Sinart. 10 June 2024. pt.