Teresina Airport

Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (IATA: THE, ICAO: SBTE) is the airport serving Teresina, Brazil. Since December 22, 1999 it is named after Petrônio Portella Nunes (1925–1980) a former mayor of Teresina, governor of Piauí, senator and minister of justice.^[5]

Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport Aeroporto de Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella
IATA: THE ICAO: SBTE LID: PI0001
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1975–2021) CCR (2021–present)
Serves	Teresina
Opened	September 30, 1967 (1967-09-30)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	67 m / 220 ft
Coordinates	05°03′38″S 042°49′28″W
Website	www.ccraeroportos.com.br/teresina-pi
Map
THE Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 995,955 5% Aircraft Operations 11,156 14%
Statistics: CCR[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was commissioned on September 30, 1967, and on December 23, 1974, it started being operated by Infraero.

The airport underwent major renovations between 1998 and 2001, including the passenger terminal, runway and the construction of a new control tower.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Fortaleza, Recife
Gol Linhas Aéreas	Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, Fortaleza, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Gol Linhas Aéreas	São Luís,[7] São Paulo–Guarulhos[7]

Statistics

Apron aerial view

Terminal land side

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2024) reports:^[8][9][1]

Year	Passenger	Aircraft	Cargo (t)
2024	995,955 5%	11,156 14%
2023	945,217	12,953
2022a	613,953	9,756
2021	819,024 35%	11,147 36%	2,271 43%
2020	608,285 14%	8,204 34%	1,588 54%
2019	1,194,020 11%	12,474 10%	3,424 1%
2018	1,073,570 3%	13,823 7%	3,406 27%
2017	1,104,451 2%	14,848 6%	2,679 5%
2016	1,085,974 10%	15,856 13%	2,826 10%
2015	1,209,559 3%	18,193 1%	3,132 6%
2014	1,173,643 11%	18,340 9%	3,328 9%
2013	1,091,242 4%	16,799 1%	3,673 16%
2012	1,044,865 3%	16,570 7%	4,362 28%
2011	1,075,655 35%	17,822 24%	6,081 17%
2010	797,979 43%	14,341 27%	5,182 12%
2009	557,798 20%	11,314 4%	4,621
2008	466,034 4%	11,820 1%	4,622 12%
2007	484,492	11,741	4,116

Note:
^a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

Access

The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) from downtown Teresina.

Gallery

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  Aerial view
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  Terminal air side

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil