AviatDataCoronel Horácio de Mattos Airport LEC / SBLE
Lencois, Bahia · Brazil · GRU Airport (concession awarded Nov 2025 under the AmpliAR regional-airports privatization program; previously jointly run by the State of Bahia and Lencois municipality)
12kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASBLE / LEC
OperatorGRU Airport (concession awarded Nov 2025 under the AmpliAR regional-airports privatization program; previously jointly run by the State of Bahia and Lencois municipality)
Coordinates12.4822°S, 41.2769°W
Elevation1,660 ft · 506 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr12,343 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSBLE — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; runway closed at sunset. Night operations available by prior request/coordination Mon-Fri 1100-2000 UTC (0800-1700 BRT) — contact airport management in advance.
TerminalsSingle small regional passenger terminal building serving one scheduled carrier
Runways (1)
- 14/32 · 2,082 m / 6,831 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Azul is the sole scheduled carrier, flying ATR 72-600s to Salvador with a Belo Horizonte-Confins route added in June 2026; the airport is the principal air gateway to the Chapada Diamantina National Park and is undergoing modernization/privatization to GRU Airport under the federal AmpliAR regional-airports program.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
Self-handled, Azul — Azul is described as the sole scheduled carrier and "única operadora local" at LEC, running its own check-in counters and passenger/ramp handling for its twice-weekly ATR 72-600 service to Salvador; no third-party ground handler identified at this small regional field. (Note: an earlier draft claimed an additional Confins/MG route — not supported by current sources; the only MG destination on record is a historical 1998-2007 Montes Claros route, since discontinued.)
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
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
Not listed
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
GRU Airport (Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos S.A.)
As airport operator, GRU Airport is responsible for ANAC's Programa de Segurança Aeroportuária (PSA) compliance at LEC, implying terminal security screening and boarding/deplaning-area monitoring are provided for the field's commercial service; the specific screening contractor/company name is not documented anywhere found, so this is recorded as operator-provided but unconfirmed as to the operating entity and specifics.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
MDR TUR
Local transfer/taxi operator with a dedicated page ("Serviço de Transfer da MDRTUR no Aeroporto Horácio de Mattos") specifically for this airport, running private transfers between the airport terminal and Lençóis/Chapada Diamantina destinations plus longer-distance runs to Salvador; drivers track flight schedules and meet passengers at the airport with an ID sign. Confirmed via the company's own site, including a direct phone contact.
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Flight support
On request
GRU Airport (Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos S.A.)
Airport operator/administrator since winning the Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos concession in the AmpliAR (Programa de Investimentos Privados em Aeroportos Regionais) auction on 27 Nov 2025; previously run jointly by the Bahia state government (infrastructure/operations) and Lençóis municipality (HR/maintenance) before the concession transfer. General-aviation arrivals require 24-hour prior email coordination with the airport administration per the official AIP/AISWEB entry for SBLE — no separate FBO/handling desk beyond the airport operator is documented. Contact email is the confirmed published AIS contact; a general phone contact could not be verified anywhere and is not published, so it is omitted rather than guessed. A specific investment figure for this concession is reported in some secondary sources but could not be independently confirmed, so it is omitted here. · Email coordination for night operations Mon-Fri 1100-2000 per AISWEB/AIP; GA arrivals separately require 24h advance notice via the same email channel
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Hotel & travel
Not listed