Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport is the airport serving
Parnaíba,
Brazil
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. It is informally known as Santos Dumont Airport because of its architectonical similarities with
Santos Dumont Airport
Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero.
Santos Dumont has slot restrictions operati ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
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. It is named after a former mayor of Parnaíba.
It is operated by SBPB.
History
The airport is located on a privileged touristic area, near the municipalities of
Camocim and
Jericoacoara, in
Ceará, the delta of
river Parnaíba, in Piauí, and
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (''Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses'') is a national park in Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José. Protected on June 2, 1981, the park includes of coastline, ...
in
Maranhão
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.
The airport was commissioned on October 19, 1971 and in 2004
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862,INFRAERO: 40 ANOS SERVINDO PESSOAS, EMPRESAS E O BRASIL. Retrieved 01/10/2014linha%5D/ref> being ...
became the administrator of the airport.
On November 5, 2021, the 32-year concession of the airport was auctioned and the winner was SBPB. On February 14, 2022 the contracted was signed and
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862,INFRAERO: 40 ANOS SERVINDO PESSOAS, EMPRESAS E O BRASIL. Retrieved 01/10/2014linha%5D/ref> being ...
handed-over the administration of the airport to SBPB.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Parnaíba.
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 Piauí
Airports established in 1971
Parnaíba