AviatDataJoão Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport JPA / SBJP
Joao Pessoa, Paraiba · Brazil · Aena Brasil (concession since March 2019; formerly Infraero)
1.9Mpax · 2025
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASBJP / JPA
OperatorAena Brasil (concession since March 2019; formerly Infraero)
Coordinates7.1483°S, 34.9503°W
Elevation217 ft · 66 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr1,890,382 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSBJP — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursNot H24; airport operational hours cover scheduled airline traffic roughly dawn to late evening, extending as needed for flight schedules. PPR required for general aviation: minimum 5 hours' advance notice for domestic GA via airport ops coordination; international GA/charter arrivals require 48 hours' notice (Tue-Fri) or 72 hours (Sat-Mon). Aprons 1 and 2 closed to overnight GA/cargo parking 01:00-08:00 UTC (22:00-05:00 local).
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (opened 1985, renovated 1995), currently undergoing capacity-expansion works under Aena's investment plan as the airport pushes to grow beyond its small-hub domestic role.
Runways (1)
- 16/34 · 2,515 m / 8,251 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Small-hub gateway to Joao Pessoa served by Azul, Gol, and LATAM Brasil with domestic links to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, and Campinas; despite carrying international-airport status (AD INTL PUB) and accepting international general-aviation/charter arrivals under PPR, it currently has no regular scheduled international airline service, though Aena has flagged plans to develop international routes (e.g. seasonal/charter links to Lisbon and Buenos Aires). One of Brazil's fastest-growing airports, ranking 4th busiest in the Aena Brasil Northeast network in 2024-2025.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 3 providers
GOL Linhas Aéreas
GOL (check-in desk G3, Terminal Norte) operates scheduled flights at JPA; in-house/self-handled ground and ramp operations are standard practice for GOL at Brazilian stations since third-party handlers largely exited the domestic market, but a JPA-specific self-handling confirmation was not found on the operator's own pages.
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LATAM Airlines Brasil
LATAM (check-in desk JJ, Terminal Sul) operates scheduled flights at JPA; in-house/self-handled ground and ramp operations are standard practice for LATAM at Brazilian stations since third-party handlers largely exited the domestic market, but a JPA-specific self-handling confirmation was not found on the operator's own pages.
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Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
Azul (check-in desk AD, Terminal Sul) operates scheduled flights at JPA; in-house/self-handled ground and ramp operations are standard practice for Azul at Brazilian stations since third-party handlers largely exited the domestic market, but a JPA-specific self-handling confirmation was not found on the operator's own pages.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Vibra Energia / Pioneiro (BR Aviation network)
Into-plane Jet A-1 and Avgas supply at JPA via Vibra Energia's BR Aviation network (present at 89 Brazilian airports), fulfilled locally by reseller "Pioneiro" (Pioneiro Combustíveis Ltda), headquartered on Estrada do Aeroporto / Av. Marechal Rondon in Bayeux, PB — the municipality where Castro Pinto airport is physically sited; Pioneiro separately advertises an "Abastecimento de Aeronaves" aircraft-refueling service line on its own site. Brand referenced as BR Jet Plus.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Aena Brasil (airport operator)
Aena Brasil holds the 30-year concession for Aeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa - Presidente Castro Pinto (JPA/SBJP), effective since Feb 24 2020, succeeding Infraero; the airport's Terminal de Carga Aérea (Teca), opened 1983, is landlorded by Aena as part of the concession, but the operating cargo-handling agent at JPA is not separately named on the operator's site, so attribution to Aena itself as handler is unconfirmed.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Aena Brasil (airport operator)
As concession holder for JPA under ANAC's airport-security framework, Aena Brasil is nominally responsible for terminal/perimeter aviation security screening at its concession airports in Brazil; no JPA-specific security-contractor name was found on the operator's own airport pages, so this is recorded as standard-practice-for-concessionaire rather than a confirmed named provider.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed