Rio Branco International Airport

For the airport serving Río Branco, Uruguay, see Río Branco Airport.
Rio Branco–Plácido de Castro International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco–Plácido de Castro
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesRio Branco
OpenedNovember 22, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-22)
Time zoneBRT−2 (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL193 m / 633 ft
Coordinates09°52′06″S 067°53′53″W / 9.86833°S 67.89806°W / -9.86833; -67.89806
Websitewww.riobranco-airport.com.br
Map
RBR is located in Brazil
RBR
RBR
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,158 7,080 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers293,750 Increase 54%
Aircraft Operations6,895 Increase 27%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,290 Increase 98%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Rio Branco–Plácido de Castro International Airport (IATA: RBR, ICAO: SBRB) is an airport serving Rio Branco, Brazil. Since April 13, 2009 the airport is named after José Plácido de Castro (1873–1908) a politician leader of the Acrean Revolution.[5]

It is operated by Vinci SA.

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Rio Branco Airport". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Plácido de Castro (SBRB)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Lei n˚11.917, de 9 de abril de 2009". Lei Direto (in Portuguese). April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.