Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)
{{short description|Brazilian airport}}
{{For|other airports named Santa Maria|Santa Maria Airport (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju–Santa Maria|italic=yes}}
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| image = Aena Aracaju.svg
| image-width = 210
| image2 = Aeroporto de Aracaju - Sergipe - panoramio.jpg
| image2-width = 250
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| IATA = AJU
| ICAO = SBAR
| LID = SE0001
| GPS =
| WMO =
| type = Public
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| city-served = Aracaju
| location =
| opened = {{start date|1958|1|19}}
| closed =
| hub =
| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 23
| elevation-m = 7
| website = {{URL|https://www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-santa-maria-aracaju/index.html}}
| coordinates = {{coord|10|59|07|S|037|04|24|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Brazil
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| pushpin_label = AJU
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 12/30
| r1-length-m = 2,200
| r1-length-f = 7,218
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 1,286,300 {{increase}} 9%
| stat2-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat2-data = 14,579 {{increase}} 22%
| stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
| stat3-data = 2,234 {{increase}} 28%
| 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-internacional-santa-maria-aracaju/index.html|title=Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju-Santa Maria|website=AENA Brasil|access-date=2 May 2022|language=pt}} ANAC,{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=15 October 2019|access-date=1 May 2020|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBAR|title=Santa Maria (SBAR)|website=DECEA|access-date=14 August 2023|language=pt}}
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Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport {{airport codes|AJU|SBAR}} is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.
It is operated by AENA.
History
Although it had been in operation since the beginning of the 1950s, the official opening of the airport took place on 19 January 1958.
In 1961, the first renovation of the airport complex began, with an extension of the runway and enlargement of the passenger terminal.
In 1975, Infraero became the administrator of the airport. Infraero later invested in further extension of the runway (completed in 1993) and in significant enlargement of the passenger terminal (completed in 1998).
In 2012, the airport started the last extension through the construction of a completely new passenger terminal which will double its capacity.{{Cite web | url=http://www.agencia.se.gov.br/noticias/leitura/materia:24936/obra_de_ampliacao_do_aeroporto_de_aracaju_ja_tem_data_para_iniciar.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919054615/http://www.agencia.se.gov.br/noticias/leitura/materia:24936/obra_de_ampliacao_do_aeroporto_de_aracaju_ja_tem_data_para_iniciar.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=19 September 2012| title=Obra de ampliação do aeroporto de Aracaju já tem data para iniciar | website=Agência Sergipe de notícias | accessdate=30 January 2012}}
Previously operated by Infraero, 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=26 September 2019 | language=Portuguese}}
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list
| {{nowrap|Azul Brazilian Airlines}} | Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife, Salvador da Bahia
| {{nowrap|Gol Linhas Aéreas}} | Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
| LATAM Brasil | Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: São Paulo–Congonhas
}}
Statistics
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and AENA (2020-2024) 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=21 October 2024|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://transparencia.infraero.gov.br/estatisticas/|title=Estatísticas|website=Infraero|access-date=21 October 2024|language=pt}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Year | style="text-align:center;"| Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | 2024 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,286,300 {{increase}} 9% | 14,579 {{increase}} 22% | 2,234 {{increase}} 28% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2023 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,175,823 {{increase}} 22% | 11,956 {{increase}} 5% | 1,739 {{decrease}} 13% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="text-align:center;"| 961,575 {{increase}} 20% | 11,421 {{increase}} 10% | 2,002 {{increase}} 17% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021 | style="text-align:center;"| 801,924 {{increase}} 29% | 10,349 {{increase}} 16% | 1,714 {{increase}} 51% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2020 | style="text-align:center;"| 620,601 {{decrease}} 46% | 8,946 {{decrease}} 36% | 1,135 {{decrease}} 57% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,142,357 {{decrease}} 4% | 13,901 {{increase}} 15% | 2,654 {{decrease}} 1% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,191,893 {{decrease}} 3% | 12,115 {{decrease}} 6% | 2,688 {{increase}} 13% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2017 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,225,789 {{steady}} | 12,847 {{decrease}} 3% | 2,373 {{increase}} 20% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,225,591 {{decrease}} 4% | 13,279 {{decrease}} 18% | 1,983 {{decrease}} 18% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,280,236 {{decrease}} 7% | 16,249 {{decrease}} 24% | 2,417 {{increase}} 9% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,377,535 {{increase}} 3% | 21,306 {{decrease}} 7% | 2,213 {{increase}} 14% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,343,899 {{decrease}} 2% | 22,845 {{decrease}} 12% | 1,934 {{increase}} 10% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,373,401 {{increase}} 26% | 26,033 {{increase}} 26% | 1,752 {{decrease}} 7% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,093,143 {{increase}} 16% | 20,701 {{increase}} 10% | 1,879 {{decrease}} 14% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010 | style="text-align:center;"| 940,389 {{increase}} 29% | 18,850 {{increase}} 26% | 2,183 {{decrease}} 13% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2009 | style="text-align:center;"| 727,679 {{increase}} 9% | 14,915 {{decrease}} 15% | 2,504 {{decrease}} 5% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2008 | style="text-align:center;"| 669,777 {{decrease}} 3% | 17,631 {{decrease}} 7% | 2,646 {{increase}} 10% |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2007 | style="text-align:center;"| 691,640 | 18,968 | 2,413 |
Accidents and incidents
- 12 July 1951: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Douglas DC-3/C-47 registration PP-LPG, still registered under Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP, flying from Maceió to Aracaju, after aborting a landing in adverse conditions in Aracaju, overflew the runway and initiated a turn in low altitude to the right. The aircraft crashed during this turn. All 33 passengers and crew died including the Governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Jerônimo Dix-sept Rosado Maia.{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19510712-0|title=Accident description PP-LPG|website=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=12 August 2011}}{{cite book|first=Carlos Ari César|last=Germano da Silva|title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996|chapter=Linhas Aéreas Paulistas|publisher=EDIPUCRS|edition=2|place=Porto Alegre|year=2008|pages=108–111|isbn=978-85-7430-760-2|language=pt}}
Access
The airport is located {{convert|12|km|mi}} from downtown Aracaju.
See also
{{Portal|Brazil|Aviation}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)}}
- {{GCM|SBAR|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBAR}}
- {{ASN|AJU}}
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