Juazeiro do Norte Airport
Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport Aeroporto Orlando Bezerra de Menezes | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Juazeiro do Norte | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 409 m (1,342 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°13′09″S 039°16′10″W / 7.21917°S 39.26944°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Statistics: AENA[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||
Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport (IATA: JDO, ICAO: SBJU) is the airport serving Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. It is named after a local politician and entrepreneur. The airport serves southern Ceará, southeastern Piauí, northeastern Pernambuco, and the sertão of Paraíba.
The airport is operated by AENA.
History
The airport was inaugurated on 15 September 1954 as Cariri Regional Airport. It was administrated by the municipal government of Juazeiro do Norte for several years until it was transferred to the State Government.
Since the eighties it has regularly received flights, starting commercial operations with the airlines VARIG and VASP.
The airport had been operated by Infraero from 2002 until 2019. On 15 March 2019, AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas[6] Seasonal: Recife[7] |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Guarulhos[8] |
| LATAM Brasil | Fortaleza,[9] São Paulo–Guarulhos[10] |
Access
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Juazeiro do Norte.
See also
References
- ↑ "Estatísticas". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Juazeiro do Norte-Orlando Bezerra de Menezes". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Orlando Bezerra de Menezes (SBJU)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ "Azul deixa de voar para 12 cidades a partir de março; veja lista". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Silva, Clara (28 March 2025). "Azul reforça turismo em Pernambuco com novas rotas e 2,4 mil voos". Diario do Turismo - O jornal diário dos melhores leitores (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gol e Latam ampliam voos no Ceará com novas rotas e aumento de frequências na alta temporada". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Com alta ocupação, está inaugurada a operação regular de voos entre Fortaleza e Juazeiro do Norte, pela LATAM". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Em 1 ano de operação em Juazeiro do Norte, Latam totaliza 85 mil pessoas transportadas". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
External links
- "Airport information for SBJU". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- "Current weather for SBJU". NOAA/NWS.
- Accident history for JDO at Aviation Safety Network
