Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport
Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Comte. Ariston Pessoa | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Jijoca de Jericoacoara | ||||||||||
| Location | Cruz, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Opened | 24 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 m (89 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°54′24″S 040°21′29″W / 2.90667°S 40.35806°W | ||||||||||
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  JJD Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||
Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport (IATA: JJD, ICAO: SBJE), is the airport serving Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Cruz.
It is managed by Fraport Brasil in brazil.
History
The airport was commissioned on June 24, 2017.[5][6]
Previously operated by Socicam, on August 23, 2023 the State of Ceará signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[7] However, on April 15, 2025 a new one-year contract was signed with Dix Empreendimentos.[8]
On November 27, 2025 Fraport Brasil won a concession to operate the airport.[9]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte–Confins[10] |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Guarulhos[11] |
| Latam Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos[12] |
Access
The airport is located 31 km (19 mi) from Jericoacoara and 23 km (14 mi) from downtown Cruz.
See also
References
- ↑ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Aeroporto Regional de Jericoacoara". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Comandante Ariston Pessoa (SBJE)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Jericoacoara, no litoral oeste cearense, receberá voo comercial vindo de Recife" (in Portuguese). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Portaria n. 2.350/SIA, de 12 de julho de 2017" (PDF). ANAC (in Portuguese). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infraero fecha acordo para fazer a gestão de 10 aeroportos do Ceará". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ "Definida quem será a nova administradora dos Aeroportos de Jericoacoara e Canoa Quebrada, no Ceará". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Jericoacoara é arrematado pela Fraport, que administra o Salgado Filho em Porto Alegre". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Confins passa a receber voos inéditos da Azul". Portal Eventos (in Portuguese). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "GOL lança voo direto entre São Paulo e Jericoacoara". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Latam contabiliza mais de 100 mil passageiros em um ano de voos para Jericoacoara". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
External links
- "Airport information for SBJE". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- "Current weather for SBJE". NOAA/NWS.
- Accident history for JJD at Aviation Safety Network
