Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport

Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport (IATA: JJD, ICAO: SBJE), is the airport serving Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Cruz.

Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Comte. Ariston Pessoa
IATA: JJD ICAO: SBJE LID: CE0003
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Socicam (?–2023) Infraero (2023–2025) Dix Empreendimentos (2025-present)
Serves	Jijoca de Jericoacoara
Location	Cruz, Brazil
Opened	24 June 2017 (2017-06-24)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	27 m / 89 ft
Coordinates	02°54′24″S 040°21′29″W
Website	www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-jericoacoara/
Map
JJD Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 221,818 Aircraft Operations 2,935 Metric tonnes of cargo 355
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

It is managed under contract by Dix Empreendimentos.

History

The airport was commissioned on June 24, 2017.^[5][6]

Previously operated by Socicam, on August 23, 2023 the State of Ceará signed a contract of operation with Infraero.^[7] However, on April 15, 2025 a new one-year contract was signed with Dix Empreendimentos.^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 13 December 2025)[9]
Gol Linhas Aéreas	São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Brasília[citation needed]
LATAM Brasil	São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 31 km (19 mi) from Jericoacoara and 23 km (14 mi) from downtown Cruz.

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil