Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is the airport serving
Palmas,
Brazil
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. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of
Tocantins
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to Brazil via the passenger air services of the
Brazilian Air Force
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It is operated by
CCR.
History
The airport was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00m² which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300m² and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.
Previously operated by
Infraero
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, on April 7, 2021
CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Palmas.
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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References
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Airports in Tocantins
Airports established in 2001
Palmas, Tocantins