Palmas Airport

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesPalmas
Opened5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL236 m (774 ft)
Coordinates10°17′24″S 048°21′28″W / 10.29000°S 48.35778°W / -10.29000; -48.35778
Websiteaeroportos.motiva.com.br/palmas-to/
Map
PMW is located in Brazil
PMW
PMW
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers747,178 Increase 14%
Aircraft Operations12,109 Increase 28%
Statistics: Motiva[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport (IATA: PMW, ICAO: SBPJ) is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. 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 to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.[5]

It is operated by Motiva.

History

The airport was built as a replacement for the provisory Old Palmas Airport.

It was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00 m2 which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300 m2 and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6] On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.[7]

On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports.[8] On February 10, 2026 the transaction was still pending government approval.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins,[9] Campinas,[10] Goiânia[11]
Gol Linhas Aéreas Araguaína,[12] Brasília[13]
Seasonal: São Paulo–Guarulhos[14]
LATAM Brasil Brasília,[15] São Paulo–Guarulhos[16]

Statistics

Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and Motiva (2022-2025) reports:[17][18][1]

YearPassengerAircraftCargo (t)
2025747,178 Increase 14%12,109 Increase 28%
2024656,040 Decrease 4%9,497 Decrease 14%
2023682,23811,1041,554
2022a516,4149,3891,307
2021444,719 Increase 69%9,320 Increase 35%1,631 Increase 52%
2020263,819 Decrease 55%6,927 Decrease 38%1,076 Decrease 64%
2019588,198 Decrease 13%11,144 Decrease 14%2,979 Increase 3%
2018675,971 Increase 3%12,914 Increase 2%2,887 Increase 28%
2017654,397 Increase 6%12,631 Increase 3%2,260 Increase 19%
2016617,703 Decrease 4%12,219 Decrease 18%1,899 Decrease 9%
2015644,199 Decrease 14%14,916 Decrease 13%2,097 Decrease 1%
2014634,128 Increase 10%17,242 Decrease 10%2,127 Decrease 7%
2013576,633 Steady19,172 Increase 5%2,295 Decrease 26%
2012579,395 Increase 15%18,266 Increase 4%3,102 Decrease 27%
2011503,408 Increase 29%17,534 Increase 2%4,225 Increase 27%
2010389,217 Increase 30%17,161 Increase 48%3,331 Increase 20%
2009298,484 Increase 15%11,603 Decrease 4%2,775 Increase 10%
2008259,362 Increase 11%12,104 Increase 19%2,526 Increase 24%
2007232,88510,1922,043

Note:
a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

Access

The airport is located 20 km (12 mi) south of downtown Palmas.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Informações operacionais-movimentação aeroportuária". Motiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Palmas". Motiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues (SBPJ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Cambeses Júnior, Manuel. "Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Lysias Augusto Rodrigues" (PDF). Incaer (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "CCR agora é Motiva". Neofeed (in Portuguese). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Motiva (MOTV3) vende aeroportos para Asur por R$ 11,5 bilhões". Infomoney (in Portuguese). 19 November 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Menezes, Pedro (1 March 2023). "Azul inicia voos entre Belo Horizonte e Palmas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Azul terá dois voos diretos semanais de Palmas para Campinas a partir de 16 de junho". Jornal do Tocantins (in Portuguese). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Cancelamento de voo da Azul causa superlotação e tumulto em Palmas". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Araguaína volta a ter voos diretos para Palmas após modernização do aeroporto". g1 Tocantins (in Portuguese). 23 October 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "GOL confirma os voos para o Aeroporto de Araguaína-TO; veja o que diz a companhia aérea sobre a operação". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 9 August 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Aeroporto de Palmas projeta alta no movimento e espera 39 mil passageiros no final do ano". Jornal Opção (in Portuguese). 16 December 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "São Luís terá mais voos para Brasília e Fortaleza via Latam - Movimento Econômico" (in Portuguese). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "LATAM expande operações em Palmas com aumento de voos para a alta temporada de verão 2025-2026". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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