Rio Branco International Airport

Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (IATA: RBR, ICAO: SBRB) is the airport serving Rio Branco, Brazil. Since April 13, 2009 the airport is named after José Plácido de Castro (1873–1908) a politician leader of the Acrean Revolution.[4]

For the airport serving Río Branco, Uruguay, see Río Branco Airport.
Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesRio Branco
Elevation AMSL193 m / 633 ft
Coordinates09°52′06″S 067°53′53″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-rio-branco-placido-de-castro/
Map
RBR
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,158 7,080 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers308,721 14.6%
Aircraft Operations6,923 2.5%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,460 2.0%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was commissioned on November 22, 1999 as a replacement to Presidente Médici International Airport, which was then closed.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Porto Velho
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Rio Branco Aerotaxia Charter: Feijó, Tarauacá

a.^ Air taxi company operating systematic flights.

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Rio Branco.

gollark: As you can see, "none are safe".
gollark: `++tel init_webhook`
gollark: You need to do that manually.
gollark: Yes, it is 403ing.
gollark: I see a 403 on my end.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Plácido de Castro". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. "Lei n˚11.917, de 9 de abril de 2009". Lei Direto (in Portuguese). April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  5. "Accident description PT-WRQ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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