Barreiras Airport is the airport serving
Barreiras,
Brazil
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History
The airport was commissioned in 1940 and served as a strategic
technical stop
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on the route
Rio de Janeiro
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Miami
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, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During
World War II
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the airport became a
United States Air Force
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Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Barreiras.
See also
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List of airports in Brazil
This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location.
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil.
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Airports
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References
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Airports in Bahia
Airports established in 1940