Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport


Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport also called Belmonte Airport referring to the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Porto Velho, Brazil. Since 3 July 2002, the airport has been named after Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira, the first Governor of the State of Rondônia.
The airport is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Porto Velho Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

The airport was opened on 16 April 1969 as a replacement for Caiari Airport, which was then closed. The airport has been operated by Infraero since 1979 and in 2002 it was granted international status.

Airlines and destinations

a. Air taxi company operating regular charter flights.

Access

The airport is located from downtown Porto Velho.