Recife Airport

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Aeroporto Internacional do Recife / Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre
Aeroporto do recife.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code SBRF
IATA code REC
Coordinates

8 ° 7 '36 "  S , 34 ° 55' 23"  W Coordinates: 8 ° 7 '36 "  S , 34 ° 55' 23"  W
Height above MSL 10 m (33  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 14 km southwest of Recife
Street PE-008
Local transport Light rail :
Metrô Linha Sul
Basic data
opening 1945
operator Infraero
surface 423 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 8,422,566 (2018)
Air freight 50,446 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		78,766 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		16.5 million
Start-and runway
18/36 3007 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Aeroporto Internacional do Recife / Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre ( IATA : REC , ICAO : SBRF ) is an international airport in the Brazilian city of Recife , in the state of Pernambuco . The airport is located in the Imbiribeira district and is 14 km from the city center. The story goes back to 1948 when Parque do Encanta Moça was created during World War II.

In 2018, the airport was frequented by 8,422,566 passengers, including 539,282 passengers on international flights. This makes it the eighth largest airport in Brazil. The capacity has been expanded from 1.5 million to 16.5 million passengers per year in recent years.

Airlines and Destinations

The airport is used by the Brazilian airlines Azul Linhas Aéreas , Gol Linhas Aéreas and LATAM Airlines Brasil . It is also served by American Airlines , Cabo Verde Airlines , Condor Flugdienst , Copa Airlines and TAP Air Portugal .

In addition to scheduled connections to Europe (Germany and Portugal), the airport is served by regular international scheduled connections to the USA and numerous charter connections.

economy

In July 2004, a shopping center with around 142 shops and a leisure area opened, using the “ aero shopping ” concept. This created a center for work and commercial use in the airport on an area of ​​52,000 square meters. The adjacent parking lot has three levels with a total capacity for 2080 vehicles, previously there were 500 parking spaces.

Traffic figures

Source: Infraero
Traffic figures for the Aeroporto Internacional de Recife / Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre 2006–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail ) 		Flight movements
National International total
2018 7,883,284
0+ 6.48%
 539.282
+44.49%
 8,422,566
0+ 8.30%
 50,446
+ 16.95%
 78,766
+ 4.88%
2017 7,403,644
+ 12.79%
 373.237
+ 50.82%
 7,776,881
+ 14.17%
 43,136
0+ 6.56%
 75,099
0+ 8.67%
2016 6,564,196
0+ 2.10%
 247,480
0-8.87%
 6,811,676
0+1.66%
 40,479
-12.72%
 69,108
0-4.12%
2015 6,429,127
0-6.68%
 271,569
0-9.82%
 6,700,696
0-6.81%
 46,378
-11.65%
 72,080
0-4.43%
2014 6,889,246
0+ 4.73%
 301.135
+ 14.86%
 7,190,381
0+5.12%
 52,495
+ 10.65%
 75,418
0-7.83%
2013 6,578,110
0+ 5.74%
 262.166
+ 23.43%
 6,840,276
0+ 6.32%
 47,443
0+1.81%
 81,824
0-1.41%
2012 6.221.013
0+1.35%
 212.397
-13.42%
 6,433,410
0+ 0.78%
 46,600
-23.42%
 82.997
0-0.77%
2011 6,138,063
0+ 6.73%
 245.306
+ 17.83%
 6,383,369
0+ 7.12%
 60,854
+37.43%
 83,638
0+ 8.17%
2010 5,750,799 208.183 5,958,982
+ 13.49%
 44,279
0-1.07%
 77,322
+ 16.42%
2009 - - 5,250,565
+ 12.20%
 44,758
-21.84%
 66,415
0+ 2.77%
2008 - - 4,679,457
+ 11.73%
 57,264
0-5.16%
 64,625
0+ 8.10%
2007 - - 4,188,081
0+5.92%
 60,381
0-3.85%
 59,781
0+ 3.41%
2006 - - 3,953,845 62,795 57,812
  1. ↑ From 2010, transit freight will also be taken into account.

Incidents

  • On November 1, 1961, a Douglas DC-7C of Panair do Brasil ( aircraft registration PP-PDO) was flown on the way from Sal Airport ( Cape Verde ) into a hill 84 meters high. The aircraft, which first started in Lisbon , was on its final night approach to Recife Airport when it flew 2.7 kilometers from the runway into the area. Of the 88 inmates, 45 were killed.
  • On November 11, 1991, an Embraer EMB 110P1 from Nordeste Linhas Aéreas (PT-SCU) suffered an uncontrolled engine damage during the night take-off run at Recife Airport, in which the engine caught fire. Instead of aborting the start, the captain continued. After taking off, burning engine parts detached themselves from the machine and fell to the ground. A short time later there was a loss of control, the plane crashed 500 meters northeast of the airport on a public square in the city of Recife and exploded. All 15 inmates of the Embraer and 2 people on the ground were killed. The causes of the accident were found to be maintenance errors and inadequate pilot training by the airline (see also Nordeste-Linhas-Aéreas flight 115 ) .
  • On July 13, 2011, a Let L-410UVP-E20 operated by NOAR Linhas Aéreas (PR-NOB) suffered an engine damage while taking off at Recife Airport. The captain pulled the machine up anyway and tried to keep it in the air. The first officer tried in vain to convince the captain to make an emergency landing on a nearby beach. This refused and tried to reach the airport. Shortly thereafter there was a stall and the machine crashed, killing all 16 people on board (see also NOAR Linhas Aéreas flight 4896 ) .

Web links

Commons : Recife / Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Características. Infraero.gov.br , accessed October 12, 2018 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Estatísticas. Infraero.gov.br , accessed August 18, 2019 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Companhias Aéreas. Infraero.gov.br , accessed August 18, 2019 (Portuguese).
  4. ^ Accident report DC-7C PP-PDO , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 25, 2019.