Paulo Afonso Airport

Paulo Afonso Airport (IATA: PAV, ICAO: SBUF) is the airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil.

Paulo Afonso Airport

Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesPaulo Afonso
Opened23 December 1972 (1972-12-23)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL265 m / 884 ft
Coordinates09°24′04″S 038°15′04″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-paulo-afonso/
Map
PAV
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1,665 244%
Aircraft Operations610 9%
Metric tonnes of cargo1 80%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Recife (ends 28 June 2024)

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Paulo Afonso.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. "Aeroporto Paulo Afonso". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. "Paulo Afonso (SBUF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. "Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso passa a ser administrado pelo Governo da Bahia". Governo do Estado da Bahia (in Portuguese). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. "Aeroporto Paulo Afonso". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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