Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport
Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Comte. Ariston Pessoa | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Jijoca de Jericoacoara | ||||||||||
| Location | Cruz, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Opened | 24 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 m / 89 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°54′24″S 040°21′29″W / 2.90667°S 40.35806°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2024) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||
Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport (IATA: JJD, ICAO: SBJE), is the airport serving Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Cruz.
It is managed by Fraport Brasil.
History
The airport was commissioned on June 24, 2017.[5][6]
Previously operated by Socicam, on August 23, 2023 the State of Ceará signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[7] However, on April 15, 2025 a new one-year contract was signed with Dix Empreendimentos.[8]
On November 27, 2025 Fraport Brasil won a concession to operate the airport.[9]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins[10] |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Brasília |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Access
The airport is located 31 km (19 mi) from Jericoacoara and 23 km (14 mi) from downtown Cruz.
See also
References
- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Aeroporto Regional de Jericoacoara". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Comandante Ariston Pessoa (SBJE)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Jericoacoara, no litoral oeste cearense, receberá voo comercial vindo de Recife" (in Portuguese). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Portaria n. 2.350/SIA, de 12 de julho de 2017" (PDF). ANAC (in Portuguese). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Infraero fecha acordo para fazer a gestão de 10 aeroportos do Ceará". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Definida quem será a nova administradora dos Aeroportos de Jericoacoara e Canoa Quebrada, no Ceará". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Jericoacoara é arrematado pela Fraport, que administra o Salgado Filho em Porto Alegre". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Azul terá 3.600 voos extras no verão com foco em Congonhas". Aeromagazine (in Portuguese). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
External links
- Airport information for SBJE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBJE at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for JJD at Aviation Safety Network