Barreiras Airport

Barreiras Airport Aeroporto de Barreiras
IATA: BRA ICAO: SNBR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Barreiras
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	748 m / 2,454 ft
Coordinates	12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W
Map
BRA Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,600 5,249 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC

Barreiras Airport (IATA: BRA, ICAO: SNBR) is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.

History

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 and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte–Confins
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Brasília, Salvador da Bahia

Access

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Barreiras.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

External links

• Airport information for SNBR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SNBR at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BRA at Aviation Safety Network