Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport , commonly known as Bauru–Arealva Airport is the main airport serving
Bauru
Bauru () is a Brazilian municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is the main city of the mesoregion and microregion of Bauru. The population is 379,297 (2020 est.) in an area of 667.68 km². Established in 1896, ...
and
Arealva
Arealva is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 8,613 (2020 est.) in an area of 505 km². The elevation is 445 m.
The Bauru-Arealva Airport (official name ''Moussa Nakhl Tobias State Airport'') located at Arealva also se ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is named after the
Lebanese businessman and vice-mayor Moussa Nakhl Tobias (1940-2003), who immigrated to Brazil in 1959 and established himself in Bauru.
It is operated by
Rede Voa
Rede Voa, previously known as Voa São Paulo or Voa-SP in short, is a private Brazilian airports administration consortium, responsible for sixteen Brazilian regional and municipal airports administrative operations.
On March 15, 2017 Voa São Pa ...
.
History
The airport was built as a replacement to the older
Comte. João Ribeiro de Barros Airport and opened on 23 October 2006, when all scheduled traffic was transferred to this new facility.
On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to
Rede Voa
Rede Voa, previously known as Voa São Paulo or Voa-SP in short, is a private Brazilian airports administration consortium, responsible for sixteen Brazilian regional and municipal airports administrative operations.
On March 15, 2017 Voa São Pa ...
, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.
The airport was previously operated by
DAESP
DAESP - Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo ( en, Airways Department of São Paulo State) was the São Paulo state (in Brazil) aviation department. DAESP was part of the ''Secretaria de Transportes do Governo do Estado de São Paulo'' ...
.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Bauru and from downtown Arealva, within the limits of the municipality of Arealva.
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 in São Paulo (state)
Airports established in 2006
2006 establishments in Brazil