Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport
| Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado | |||||||||||
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| IATA: IOS – ICAO: SBIL | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ilhéus | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°48′54″S 039°02′00″W / 14.81500°S 39.03333°WCoordinates: 14°48′54″S 039°02′00″W / 14.81500°S 39.03333°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero IOS | ||||||||||
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Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IATA: IOS, ICAO: SBIL), is the airport serving Ilhéus, Brazil. Since March 12, 2002 it is named after the writer Jorge Amado de Faria (1912–2001), who was born in the nearby city of Itabuna.
It is operated by Infraero.
History
The history of air transportation in Ilhéus is almost as old as the one of Brazil. In the 1930s, seaplanes of Syndicato Condor used to land at Ilhéus on their routes linking cities of the Brazilian coast. In 1939 the airport, then called Aeroporto do Pontal, was opened. The runway was paved in 1950.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Ilhéus.
See also
References
- ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
External links
- Airport information for SBIL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBIL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBIL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IOS at Aviation Safety Network
- Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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