Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport Aeroporto Estadual Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | DAESP | ||||||||||
Serves | Ribeirão Preto | ||||||||||
Hub for | Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 550 m / 1,804 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°08′11″S 047°46′36″W / 21.13639°S 47.77667°WCoordinates: 21°08′11″S 047°46′36″W / 21.13639°S 47.77667°W | ||||||||||
Website | DAESP RAO | ||||||||||
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Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2016) | |||||||||||
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Statistics: DAESP
Sources: Airport Website,ANAC |
Passengers | 922,756 ![]() |
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Aircraft Operations | 46,360 ![]() |
Metric tonnes of cargo | 908 ![]() |
Dr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport (IATA: RAO, ICAO: SBRP) is the airport serving Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
It is operated by DAESP.
Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport was opened on April 2, 1939, and soon after, in 1940, the runway was extended for the first time.
In 1996 the whole airport complex received its major renovation in which the runway and adjoining taxiway were extended from 1,800m to 2,100m and a new larger apron was built.
In 2006 the width of the runway was enlarged to 45m and finally in July 2010 the renovation and enlargement of the terminal building was completed.
The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Ribeirão Preto.