Paulo Afonso Airport

Paulo Afonso Airport Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso
Terminal landside view in 2013
IATA: PAV ICAO: SBUF LID: BA0007
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1980–2020) State of Bahia (2020–2022) Infraero (2022–2025) GRU Airport (2025–Present)
Serves	Paulo Afonso
Opened	23 December 1972;52 years ago (1972-12-23)
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 / -9.40111; -38.25111
Website	www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-paulo-afonso/
Map
PAV Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 9,774 48% Aircraft Operations 879 9% Metric tonnes of cargo 0 100%
Statistics: Infraero [1] Sources: Airport Website, [2] ANAC, [3] DECEA [4]

Paulo Afonso Airport( IATA : PAV, ICAO : SBUF) is the airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil.

It is managed by GRU Airport.

History

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]

On November 27, 2025 GRU Airport won the concession to operate the airport. ^[7]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Paulo Afonso.

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
2. "Aeroporto Paulo Afonso". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
4. "Paulo Afonso (SBUF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
5. "Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso passa a ser administrado pelo Governo da Bahia". Governo do Estado da Bahia (in Portuguese). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "Aeroporto Paulo Afonso". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
7. "Administradora do Aeroporto de Guarulhos arremata concessões de mais 12 aeroportos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

• Airport information for SBUF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBUF at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for PAV at Aviation Safety Network