Leite Lopes Airport

Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport
Aeroporto Estadual Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto
IATA: RAOICAO: SBRP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator DAESP
Serves Ribeirão Preto
Hub for Passaredo Linhas Aéreas
Elevation AMSL 550 m / 1,804 ft
Coordinates 21°08′11″S 047°46′36″W / 21.13639°S 47.77667°W / -21.13639; -47.77667Coordinates: 21°08′11″S 047°46′36″W / 21.13639°S 47.77667°W / -21.13639; -47.77667
Website DAESP RAO
Map
RAO

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,109,809
Aircraft Operations 46,360
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,057
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport (IATA: RAO, ICAO: SBRP) is the airport serving Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

It is operated by DAESP.

History

Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport was opened on April 2, 1939, and soon after, in 1940, the runway was extended for the first time.

In 1996 the whole airport complex received its major renovation in which the runway and adjoining taxiway were extended from 1,800m to 2,100m and a new larger apron was built.

In 2006 the width of the runway was enlarged to 45m and finally in July 2010 the renovation and enlargement of the terminal building was completed.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Porto Seguro, Recife
LATAM Brasil São Paulo-Congonhas
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Araguaína, Barreiras, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brasília, Goiânia, Palmas, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Três Lagoas

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Ribeirão Preto.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). DAESP. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. "Aeroporto Estadual Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto" (in Portuguese). DAESP.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. Castro, Danielle (20 January 2010). "Com mais passageiros" (in Portuguese). Gazeta de Ribeirão. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
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