Paulo Afonso Airport Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Paulo Afonso | ||||||||||
| Opened | 23 December 1972 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 265 m / 884 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°24′04″S038°15′04″W / 9.40111°S 38.25111°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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Paulo Afonso Airport( IATA : PAV, ICAO : SBUF) is the airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil.
It is operated by contract by Infraero.
The airport was commissioned in 1972 and between 1980 and 2020 it was administrated by Infraero. On November 17, 2020, the Federal Government transferred the administration of the facility to the State of Bahia. [5]
In September, 2022, the State of Bahia signed a contract of operation with Infraero. [6]
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Paulo Afonso.
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