Barreiras Airport
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Barreiras Airport Aeroporto de Barreiras |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Barreiras | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 746 m / 2,447 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W / 12.07917°S 45.00944°WCoordinates: 12°04′45″S 045°00′34″W / 12.07917°S 45.00944°W | ||||||||||
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Barreiras Airport (IATA: BRA, ICAO: SNBR) is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.
The airport was opened in 1940 and served as a strategic on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast. Furthermore, because of the existence of a river and a railway, fuel was easily transported to the site. During World War II the airport became a United States Air Force Base but after 1945 it returned to its original civil vocation.
The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Barreiras.
The government of the State of Bahia has already contracted services for renovating and enlarging the passenger terminal and extending the runway to 2,300 x 45 m.
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