Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
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João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is the international airport serving João Pessoa, located in the municipality of Santa Rita,[1] in the state of Paraíba. Since August 2, 1960 the airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and President of the State of Paraíba (at the time State Governors had the title of President) from 1912 to 1915.[2]
It is operated by AENA.
History
The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957. Between February 1, 1979 and March 14, 2019 it was administrated by Infraero.
Between 1980 and 1981 Infraero conducted major renovations and enlargements of the runway, taxiways and apron and in 1983 a cargo terminal was opened. In 1985 the new passenger terminal was opened and in 1995 it underwent renovations and enlargements.
Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and AENA (2020-2024) reports:[4][5][6]
| Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,605,805 Increase 12% | 15,584 Increase 17% | 3,673 Increase 30% |
| 2023 | 1,431,433 Increase 16% | 13,302 Increase 12% | 2,819 Decrease 3% |
| 2022 | 1,231,689 Increase 19% | 11,897 Increase 2% | 2,897 Increase 8% |
| 2021 | 1,032,908 Increase 36% | 11,636 Increase 40% | 2,683 Increase 38% |
| 2020 | 756,992 Decrease 43% | 8,332 Decrease 35% | 1,944 Decrease 59% |
| 2019 | 1,336,872 Decrease 6% | 12,797 Decrease 11 | 4,695 Increase 7% |
| 2018 | 1,414,896 Increase 2% | 14,363 Increase 7% | 4,378 Increase 73% |
| 2017 | 1,387,496 Decrease 2% | 13,373 Decrease 3% | 2,534 Decrease 14% |
| 2016 | 1,418,380 Decrease 3% | 13,855 Decrease 5% | 2,930 Decrease 3% |
| 2015 | 1,463,315 Increase 10% | 14,635 Increase 10% | 3,014 Increase 17% |
| 2014 | 1,327,284 Increase 8% | 13,292 Increase 5% | 2,571 Decrease 16% |
| 2013 | 1,230,230 Decrease 2% | 12,623 Decrease 2% | 3,044 Decrease 25% |
| 2012 | 1,252,559 Increase 10% | 12,883 Decrease 3% | 4,033 Increase 29% |
| 2011 | 1,142,183 Increase 23% | 13,332 Increase 24% | 3,115 Increase 29% |
| 2010 | 926,043 Increase 55% | 10,743 Increase 37% | 2,412 Increase 25% |
| 2009 | 598,015 Increase 33% | 7,831 Increase 8% | 1,924 Decrease 1% |
| 2008 | 448,444 Decrease 10% | 7,277 Decrease 9% | 1,950 Increase 19% |
| 2007 | 500,547 | 7,976 | 1,645 |
Access
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See also
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References
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External links
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