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Leite Lopes Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Ribeirão Preto

Website
  
DAESP RAO

Phone
  
+55 16 3626-3376

Operator
  
DAESP

Elevation AMSL
  
550 m / 1,804 ft

Code
  
RAO

Passenger count
  
1,109,809

Leite Lopes Airport

Hub for
  
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas

Address
  
AvenidaThomaz Alberto Whately, s/n - Vila Virginia, Ribeirão Preto - SP, 14075-390, Brazil

Similar
  
Br Park Estaciona Aeroporto, Aeroporto Leite Lopes, VVR Aeroporto, Aeroporto Placas, INFRAERO

Webjet departing ribeirao preto leite lopes airport rao jan 8 2011


Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport (IATA: RAO, ICAO: SBRP) is the airport serving Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

Contents

It is operated by DAESP.

Landing at leite lopes airport in ribeir o preto on passaredo emb120


History

Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport was opened on April 2, 1939, and soon after, in 1940, the runway was extended for the first time.

In 1996 the whole airport complex received its major renovation in which the runway and adjoining taxiway were extended from 1,800m to 2,100m and a new larger apron was built.

In 2006 the width of the runway was enlarged to 45m and finally in July 2010 the renovation and enlargement of the terminal building was completed.

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Ribeirão Preto.

References

Leite Lopes Airport Wikipedia