Jacarepaguá Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
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| name = Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto de Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho|italic=yes}}
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| IATA = RRJ
| ICAO = SBJR
| LID = RJ0005
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| type = Public
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| operator = {{Plainlist|
- ARSA (1973–1987)
- Infraero (1987–2022)
- Pax Aeroportos (2022–present)
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| city-served = Rio de Janeiro
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| opened = {{start date and age|1927|11|14}}
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| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
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| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 10
| elevation-m = 3
| website = {{URL|www.paxaeroportos.com.br}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22|59|15|S|043|22|12|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within greater Rio de Janeiro
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| r1-number = 03/21
| r1-length-f = 2,952
| r1-length-m = 900
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Passengers
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| stat2-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat2-data = 82,779
| stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
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| footnotes = Statistics: Pax{{cite web|url=https://www.paxaeroportos.com.br/relacaocominvestidores|title=Comunicados ao Mercado|website=Pax|date=20 February 2024|language=pt}}
Sources: Airport Website,{{cite web|url=https://paxaeroportos.com.br/|title=Home|website=Pax Aeroportos|access-date=3 June 2023|language=pt}} ANAC,{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=29 June 2020|access-date=3 April 2021|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBJR|title=JACAREPAGUA-ROBERTO MARINHO (SBJR)|website=DECEA|access-date=13 August 2023|language=pt}}
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Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport {{airport codes|RRJ|SBJR}} is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dedicated to general aviation. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho (1904–2003), a journalist and former president of Globo Network.{{Cite web | url=http://www.leidireto.com.br/lei-11702.html | title=Lei n˚11.702, de 18 de junho de 2008 | publisher=Lei Direto | language=pt | date=June 19, 2008 | access-date=May 10, 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010258/http://www.leidireto.com.br/lei-11702.html | archive-date=October 8, 2011 }} It is a major helibase for offshore support.
The airport is operated by Pax Aeroportos.
History
On November 14, 1927 the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale started its operations in Brazil flying between Natal and Buenos Aires, with multiple stops on the Brazilian coast, using aircraft with landing gear having as pilots Jean Mermoz, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Henri Guillaumet among others. It was part of a larger project linking France and South America. The airline was based in Rio de Janeiro, from where flights departed north and southbound. In Rio de Janeiro it used not only the military airport Campo dos Afonsos but it also had its own alternative airport, called Latecoère Field. This private facility became later known as Jacarepaguá Airport. Even though Campo dos Afonsos had a better structure and easier access, the air approach was difficult and the weather was not always good. With the dissolution of Aéropostale in 1932 and the airport was forgotten.{{cite book | last=Pereira | first=Aldo | title=Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira | place=Rio de Janeiro | publisher=Europa Empresa Gráfica e Editora | year=1987 | pages=27, 28 | language=pt}}
In 1944, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force and it was used for flight training. On September 19, 1966 it was decommissioned and it became an airfield for general aviation.
It was only in 1969 that the construction of a terminal, an apron and hangars began. On January 19, 1971 the new airport was officially opened.
The main user was Aeroclube do Brasil ({{langx|pt| Brazil Flying club}}). It operated previously at Manguinhos Airport but with the closure of that facility in 1961 it spent years without being able to operate. In 1971 it moved its headquarters to Jacarepaguá Airport where hangars and administrative and social center were built and it was able to operate once again.
During the year 2007 Jacarepaguá Airport underwent major renovations as preparations for the 2007 Pan American Games. The runway was extended, the terminal was renovated, the control-tower got new equipment and the apron and runway got new lightning systems. Later, Infraero considered the airport in condition to handle the increase of traffic during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/brasil/89/5789854/infraero-vai-gastar-r-5-bi-em-reforma-de-aeroportos | title= Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos | publisher=Valor Econômico |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2009}}
Currently, most of the operations at the airport are by helicopter and aircraft operators offshore oilfields. Additionally, between October 28, 2019 and March 13, 2020 TwoFlex operated regular passenger flights to São Paulo–Congonhas Airport.{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/twoflex-cria-voo-de-jacarepagua-rj-para-congonhas-sp/ | title=TwoFlex cria voo de Jacarepaguá (RJ) para Congonhas (SP) | website=Aeropflap | date=11 September 2019 | access-date=11 September 2019 | language=pt}} Later, on October 31, 2022, those flights were resumed by the same airline under a new name: Azul Conecta.{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/azul-tera-voos-ineditos-para-jacarepagua-no-rio-de-janeiro/|title=Azul terá voos inéditos para Jacarepaguá no Rio de Janeiro|website=Aeroin|date=20 September 2022|access-date=21 September 2022|language=pt}}
Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 Pax Aeroportos controlled by XP Inc. won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.{{cite web | url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/economia/noticia/2022-08/unica-empresa-apresentar-proposta-aena-leva-aeroporto-de-congonhas | title=Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas | website=Agência Brasil | date=18 August 2022 | access-date=18 August 2022 | language=pt}}
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
File:Aeroporto de Jacarepaguá.jpg
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-August 31, 2023) and Pax (2024) reports:{{cite web|url=http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/anuario/anuario_2011_2.pdf|title=Anuário Estatístico Operacional|website=Infraero|date=12 April 2012|access-date=20 February 2025|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://transparencia.infraero.gov.br/estatisticas/|title=Estatísticas|website=Infraero|access-date=20 February 2025|language=pt}}
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| Year | style="text-align:center;"| Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | 2024 | style="text-align:center;"| | 82,779 | |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2023{{Ref|1|a}} | style="text-align:center;"| 147,561 | 54,762 | 99 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="text-align:center;"| 191,388 {{increase}} 15% | 74,197 {{increase}} 8% | 18 {{increase}} 1,800% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021 | style="text-align:center;"| 167,028 {{increase}} 10% | 68,687 {{increase}} 30% | 0 {{decrease}} 100% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2020 | style="text-align:center;"| 151,419 {{decrease}} 12% | 52,646 {{decrease}} 21% | 5 {{decrease}} 29% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019 | style="text-align:center;"| 171,286 {{decrease}} 13% | 66,365 {{increase}} 4% | 7 {{increase}} 700% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018 | style="text-align:center;"| 197,345 {{decrease}} 8% | 63,750 {{increase}} 8% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2017 | style="text-align:center;"| 214,322 {{increase}} 13% | 59,192 {{increase}} 6% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016 | style="text-align:center;"| 189,303 {{decrease}} 6% | 55,784 {{decrease}} 11% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015 | style="text-align:center;"| 200,570 {{increase}} 17% | 62,679 {{decrease}} 18% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014 | style="text-align:center;"| 171,581 {{increase}} 18% | 76,233 {{steady}} | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| 145,062 {{decrease}} 4% | 76,083 {{steady}} | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012 | style="text-align:center;"| 151,313 {{decrease}} 6% | 75,829 {{increase}} 5% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011 | style="text-align:center;"| 160,365 {{increase}} 19% | 72,242 {{increase}} 2% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010 | style="text-align:center;"| 135,277 {{increase}} 19% | 70,983 {{increase}} 12% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2009 | style="text-align:center;"| 114,093 {{increase}} 42% | 63,588 {{increase}} 30% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2008 | style="text-align:center;"| 80,603 {{decrease}} 1% | 49,034 {{decrease}} 6% | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2007 | style="text-align:center;"| 81,033 | 51,949 | 0 |
Note:
{{Ref|1|a}}: Neither Infraero or Pax Airports have informed statistics for September 1 to December 31, 2023.
Accidents and incidents
- 17 May 1975: a Douglas C-47B PP-CDD of Motortec Indústria Aeronáutica was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair at Jacarepaguá Airport.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750517-1 |title=Accident description PP-CDD | website=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=August 21, 2010}}
Access
The airport is located in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca {{convert|34|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown Rio de Janeiro.
See also
{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Aeroporto de Jacarepaguá}}
- {{GCM|SBJR|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBJR}}
- {{ASN|SBJR}}
{{Airports in Rio de Janeiro}}
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{{Transport in Rio de Janeiro City}}
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