Airport type Public Serves Bauru Elevation AMSL 594 m / 1,949 ft Code JTC Passenger count 143,015 | Operator DAESP Location Arealva, Brazil Website DAESP JTC Phone +55 14 3277-6633 | |
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Address Estr. Mun. Murilo Vilaça Maringoni, km 5,5, Bauru - SP, 17022-895, Brazil Similar Bauru, Aeroclube de Bauru, Expresso de Prata, Geocota Topografia e Geopro, Transurb | ||
Moussa Nakhl Tobias–Bauru/Arealva State Airport (IATA: JTC, ICAO: SBAE), commonly known as Bauru–Arealva Airport is the main airport serving Bauru and Arealva, Brazil. It is named after the Lebanese businessman and vice-mayor Moussa Nakhl Tobias (1940-2003), who immigrated to Brazil in 1959 and established himself in Bauru.
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It is operated by DAESP.
History
The airport was built as a replacement to the older Bauru Airport and opened in May 2006, when all scheduled traffic was transferred to this new facility.
Access
The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Bauru, in the adjoining municipality of Arealva.
References
Bauru-Arealva Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA