Brasília International Airport
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Brasília–President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek) (IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR), also known as the Brasília International Airport, is the international airport serving Brasília and the surrounding Federal District. Since April 20, 1999, the airport is named after Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), the 21st President of Brazil.[5] The airport is located in the administrative region of Lago Sul, 5 kilometers from Brasília's South Wing (Asa Sul). It is operated by Inframerica.[6]
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Airport type | Public/military | ||||||||||||||
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Serves | Brasília | ||||||||||||||
Opened | May 3, 1957 (1957-05-03) | ||||||||||||||
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Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,066 m / 3,498 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°52′16″S 047°55′07″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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The airport site covers an area of about 2,900 hectares (7,165 acres) of airport property.[7] Some of its facilities are shared with the Brasília Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.