Campina Grande Airport


Presidente João Suassuna Airport is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil. It is named after João Suassuna, President of the State of Paraíba from 1924 to 1928.
It is operated by AENA.

History

Even though the airport was only inaugurated in 1963, since the 1940s air services operated to the site, using an existent runway.
Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1980. In 1984 and 1998 it made existensive renovation works, which included a new terminal capable of handling 250,000 passengers/year, and the renovation of the apron and runway. In 2003 it was re-inaugurated.
Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

The airport is located from downtown Campina Grande.