Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)

For other airports named Santa Maria, see Santa Maria Airport (disambiguation).

"AJU" redirects here; not to be confused with American Jewish University.

Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport (IATA: AJU, ICAO: SBAR) is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.

Aracaju–Santa Maria International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Aracaju–Santa Maria
IATA: AJU ICAO: SBAR LID: SE0001
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1975–2019) AENA (2019–present)
Serves	Aracaju
Opened	January 19, 1958 (1958-01-19)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	7 m / 23 ft
Coordinates	10°59′07″S 037°04′24″W
Website	www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-santa-maria-aracaju/index.html
Map
AJU Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 1,286,300 9% Aircraft Operations 14,579 22% Metric tonnes of cargo 2,234 28%
Statistics: AENA[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

It is operated by AENA.

History

Although it had been in operation since the beginning of the 1950s, the official opening of the airport took place on 19 January 1958.

In 1961, the first renovation of the airport complex began, with an extension of the runway and enlargement of the passenger terminal.

In 1975, Infraero became the administrator of the airport. Infraero later invested in further extension of the runway (completed in 1993) and in significant enlargement of the passenger terminal (completed in 1998).

In 2012, the airport started the last extension through the construction of a completely new passenger terminal which will double its capacity.^[5]

Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019, AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Recife, Salvador da Bahia Seasonal: São Paulo–Congonhas (begins 13 December 2025)[citation needed]
Gol Linhas Aéreas	Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: São Paulo–Congonhas[7]

Statistics

Check-in Hall

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and AENA (2020-2024) reports:^[8][9][1]

Year	Passenger	Aircraft	Cargo (t)
2024	1,286,300 9%	14,579 22%	2,234 28%
2023	1,175,823 22%	11,956 5%	1,739 13%
2022	961,575 20%	11,421 10%	2,002 17%
2021	801,924 29%	10,349 16%	1,714 51%
2020	620,601 46%	8,946 36%	1,135 57%
2019	1,142,357 4%	13,901 15%	2,654 1%
2018	1,191,893 3%	12,115 6%	2,688 13%
2017	1,225,789	12,847 3%	2,373 20%
2016	1,225,591 4%	13,279 18%	1,983 18%
2015	1,280,236 7%	16,249 24%	2,417 9%
2014	1,377,535 3%	21,306 7%	2,213 14%
2013	1,343,899 2%	22,845 12%	1,934 10%
2012	1,373,401 26%	26,033 26%	1,752 7%
2011	1,093,143 16%	20,701 10%	1,879 14%
2010	940,389 29%	18,850 26%	2,183 13%
2009	727,679 9%	14,915 15%	2,504 5%
2008	669,777 3%	17,631 7%	2,646 10%
2007	691,640	18,968	2,413

Accidents and incidents

• 12 July 1951: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Douglas DC-3/C-47 registration PP-LPG, still registered under Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP, flying from Maceió to Aracaju, after aborting a landing in adverse conditions in Aracaju, overflew the runway and initiated a turn in low altitude to the right. The aircraft crashed during this turn. All 33 passengers and crew died including the Governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Jerônimo Dix-sept Rosado Maia.^[10][11]

Access

The airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from downtown Aracaju.

See also

• Brazil portal
• Aviation portal

• List of airports in Brazil
• Aracaju-Aeroclube de Sergipe