Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport
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| Guararapes International Airport Gilberto Freyre International Airport |
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| IATA: REC – ICAO: SBRF | |||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Location | Recife | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||
| Coordinates | 08°07′35″S 34°55′24″W / 8.12639°S 34.92333°WCoordinates: 08°07′35″S 34°55′24″W / 8.12639°S 34.92333°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 18/36 | 10,875 | 3,315 longest in NE | Asphalt |
Guararapes International Airport (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF), also known as Gilberto Freyre International Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It serves national, State and international air traffic.
In 2008, the airport handled 4,679,457 passengers and 64,625 aircraft movements, placing it 8th busiest airport in Brazil in terms of passengers and 5th busiest cargo Airport[1].
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[edit] Statistics
| Total Passengers | Nationals Passengers | Internationals Passengers | Aero Cargo kg | Postal Mail kg | Aircrafts Mov. |
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| 4,679,457 | 4,460,031 | 219,426 | 51,578,248 | 11,403,757 | 64,625 |
| 8th / 2nd NE | 8th | 6th | 5th / 1st NE | 6th | 9th |
[edit] Aeroshopping
The shopping and leisure area has been remodeled since July 2004, using the "Aeroshopping" concept, which transformed the airport into a center for office and commercial use in an area of 52,000 square meters. The commercial spaces will be occupied in stages and the final total will be 142 shops. The parking structure has been in use since December 2002. There are three levels with a total capacity for 2,080 vehicles, previously there were only 500 parking spaces. There is an events and exhibitions space located on the fourth level. The airport's capacity was expanded from 1.5 million to 5 million passengers a year which was almost fullfilled in 2008 with more than 4.6 million passengers. There are plans to increase capacity to 7.2 million.
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The airport is 1 km from Boa Viagem beach , 9 km from downtown and 19 km from Suape Port.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Airlines | Miami |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa, Maceió |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
| Flex Linhas Aéreas | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | Belém, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Juazeiro do Norte, Natal, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Livingston Energy Flight | Fortaleza, Milan-Malpensa, Natal |
| OceanAir | Aracaju, Brasília, Curitiba, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Maceió, Natal, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Regional Paraguaya | Asunción, Córdoba |
| TAM Airlines | Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, João Pessoa, Maceió, Manaus, Miami, Natal, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Luis, São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Paulo-Congonhas |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Fernando de Noronha, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Varig | Brasília, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Fernando de Noronha, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| WebJet Linhas Aéreas | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Cuiabá, Fortaleza, Maceió, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Infraero airport statistics for 2008 http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.%20operac_1208%20revisado.pdf
[edit] External links
- Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport (official site, in English - in Spanish, French and Portuguese too.)
- Accident history for REC at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for SBRF at Great Circle Mapper. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for SBRF at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for SBRF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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