Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport (IATA: BRA, ICAO: SNBR) is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.
Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport Aeroporto Dom Ricardo Weberberger | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Barreiras | ||||||||||
Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 747 m / 2,451 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W / 12.07917°S 45.00944°W | ||||||||||
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The airport was commissioned in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During World War II the airport became a United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belo Horizonte–Confins |
Voepass Linhas Aéreas | Brasília (ends 30 June 2024) |
The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Barreiras.