Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

IATA JPAICAO SBJPLarge airport

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport is a large airport near João Pessoa in Paraíba, Brazil. It is listed as IATA JPA and ICAO SBJP. The airport is located at -7.1487° / -34.9506° at an elevation of 66 m (217 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,515 m. The nearest airport is Hospital Santa Rita Helipad, 2.5 km (2 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`JPA`
ICAO code	`SBJP`
Local code	`PB0001`
Identifier	`SBJP`
Type	Large airport
City	João Pessoa
Region	Paraíba
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	-7.14869, -34.95055
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	7° 08′ 55.29″ S 34° 57′ 01.99″ W
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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