Palmas Airport

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesPalmas
Opened5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL236 m / 774 ft
Coordinates10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W / -10.29000; -48.35778
Websitewww.ccraeroportos.com.br/palmas-to
Map
PMW
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers656,040 4%
Aircraft Operations9,497 14%
Statistics: CCR[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.[5]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was built as a replacement for the provisory Old Palmas Airport.

It was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00 m2 which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300 m2 and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Goiânia
Seasonal: Recife
Gol Linhas Aéreas Brasília
Seasonal: Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Statistics

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2024) reports:[7][8][1]

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t)
2024 656,040 4% 9,497 14%
2023 682,238 11,104 1,554
2022a 516,414 9,389 1,307
2021 444,719 69% 9,320 35% 1,631 52%
2020 263,819 55% 6,927 38% 1,076 64%
2019 588,198 13% 11,144 14% 2,979 3%
2018 675,971 3% 12,914 2% 2,887 28%
2017 654,397 6% 12,631 3% 2,260 19%
2016 617,703 4% 12,219 18% 1,899 9%
2015 644,199 14% 14,916 13% 2,097 1%
2014 634,128 10% 17,242 10% 2,127 7%
2013 576,633 19,172 5% 2,295 26%
2012 579,395 15% 18,266 4% 3,102 27%
2011 503,408 29% 17,534 2% 4,225 27%
2010 389,217 30% 17,161 48% 3,331 20%
2009 298,484 15% 11,603 4% 2,775 10%
2008 259,362 11% 12,104 19% 2,526 24%
2007 232,885 10,192 2,043

Note:
a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

Access

The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) south of downtown Palmas.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Movimentação Aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Palmas". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues (SBPJ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ^ Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (PDF). Incaer (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2024.