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Petrolina Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
384 m / 1,260 ft

13/31
  
3,250

Code
  
PNZ

Passenger count
  
455,238

Operator
  
Website
  
3,250
  
10,663

Phone
  
+55 87 3867-9600

Serves
  
Petrolina Airport

Address
  
Rodovia BR 235 - km 11, s/n - Zona Rural, Petrolina - PE, 56313-900, Brazil

Cargolux em petrolina pnz


Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (IATA: PNZ, ICAO: SBPL) is the airport serving Petrolina, Pernambuco and Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. It is named after the Petrolina-born Senator Nilo de Sousa Coelho (1920–1983).

Contents

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Petrolina Airport handles the export of fresh fruits from the São Francisco valley to Europe and the United States. The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers with capacity for 17,000 boxes each plus 2 cooler tunnels.

Accidents and incidents

  • 28 January 1981: a Sudene Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-ZNU crashed at Petrolina.
  • Access

    The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Petrolina and 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Juazeiro.

    References

    Petrolina Airport Wikipedia


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