Araraquara Airport

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport (IATA: AQA, ICAO: SBAQ) is the airport serving Araraquara, Brazil. It is named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685-1724), a Portuguese priest born in Brazil, who did research about transportation with balloons.

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport

Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesAraraquara
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL711 m / 2,334 ft
Coordinates21°48′16″S 048°08′25″W
Websitewww.voa-sp.com.br/aeroporto/aeroporto-estadual-araraquara/
Map
AQA is located in Brazil
AQA
AQA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers5,919 Increase 192%
Aircraft Operations2,688 Decrease 25%
Statistics: DAESP[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Rede Voa.

History

On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.[4] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Araraquara.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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