Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport Aeroporto de Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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Serves | Teresina | ||||||||||
Opened | September 30, 1967 | ||||||||||
Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 67 m / 220 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 05°03′38″S 042°49′28″W / 5.06056°S 42.82444°W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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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]
It is operated by CCR.
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 | Destinations |
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Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Luís,[7] São Paulo–Guarulhos[7] |
The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) from downtown Teresina.