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Araraquara Airport 
Summary
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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Araraquara | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 712 m / 2,334 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°48′43″S 048°07′59″W / 21.81194°S 48.13306°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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It is operated by Rede Voa.
History edit
The Airport was opened in 1935 by the then Mayor Heitor de Souza Pinheiro.
On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.[5] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.
Airlines and destinations edit
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access edit
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Araraquara.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Bartolomeu de Gusmão (SBAQ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Airport information for SBAQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBAQ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AQA at Aviation Safety Network