Juazeiro do Norte Airport
{{short description|Airport in Brazil}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto Orlando Bezerra de Menezes}}
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| image = Aena Juazeiro do Norte.svg
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| IATA = JDO
| ICAO = SBJU
| LID = CE0002
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| type = Public
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| city-served = Juazeiro do Norte
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| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 1,342
| elevation-m = 409
| website = {{URL|https://www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-juazeiro-do-norte-orlando-bezerra-de-menezes/index.html}}
| coordinates = {{coord|07|13|09|S|039|16|10|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
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| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 6,365
| r1-length-m = 1,940
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 498,978 {{increase}} 3%
| stat2-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat2-data = 7,534 {{increase}} 7%
| stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
| stat3-data = 736 {{increase}} 26%
| footnotes = Statistics: AENA{{cite web|url=https://www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/corporativo/Estatisticas.html|title=Estatísticas|website=AENA Brasil|access-date=3 February 2025|language=pt}}
Sources: Airport Website,{{cite web | url=https://www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-juazeiro-do-norte-orlando-bezerra-de-menezes/index.html|title=Aeroporto de Juazeiro do Norte-Orlando Bezerra de Menezes|website=AENA Brasil|access-date=3 May 2022|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=14 May 2021|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBJU|title=Orlando Bezerra de Menezes (SBJU)|website=DECEA|access-date=6 September 2023|language=pt}}
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Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport {{airport codes|JDO|SBJU}} is the airport serving Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. It is named after a local politician and entrepreneur. The airport serves southern Ceará, southeastern Piauí, northeastern Pernambuco, and the sertão of Paraíba.
The airport is operated by AENA.
History
The airport was inaugurated on September 15, 1954 as Cariri Regional Airport. It was administrated by the municipal government of Juazeiro do Norte for several years until it was transferred to the State Government.
Since the eighties it has regularly received flights, starting commercial operations with the airlines VARIG and VASP.
The airport had been operated by Infraero from 2002 until 2019. On March 15, 2019, AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.{{cite web|url=http://www.anac.gov.br/noticias/2019/governo-obtem-r-2-377-bilhoes-em-concessao-de-aeroportos-em-blocos|title=Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos|website=ANAC|date=15 March 2019|accessdate=18 September 2019|language=pt}}
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list
|{{nowrap|Azul Brazilian Airlines}} | Campinas
|Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Guarulhos
|LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Fortaleza (begins 23 June 2025){{cite web|url=https://www.panrotas.com.br/aviacao/empresas/2025/03/latam-estende-operacao-da-rota-juazeiro-do-norte-fortaleza-ate-outubro_215896.html|title=Latam estende operação da rota Juazeiro do Norte-Fortaleza até outubro|website=Panrotas|date=31 March 2025|access-date=1 April 2025|language=pt}}
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Access
The airport is located {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown Juazeiro do Norte.
See also
{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
References
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External links
- {{GCM|SBJU|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBJU}}
- {{ASN|JDO}}
{{Airports in Ceará}}
{{List of airports}}
{{Brazil topics}}