Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.

It is operated by CCR.

Palmas Airport

History

The airport was commissioned on October 5, 2001. It has an area of 23,739,952.00m² which is enough to future expansions. The terminal has 12,300m² and a capacity for 2 100,000 passengers/year.

Palmas Airport

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

Palmas Airport

Airlines and destinations

Access

The airport is located from downtown Palmas.

See also

List of airports in Brazil

References

External links

Airports in Tocantins

Airports established in 2001

Palmas, Tocantins