# Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport (AJU / SBAR)

**Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport** (IATA: AJU, ICAO: SBAR) is a medium airport in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. It opened in 1952. It has one runway, 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 948 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AJU / SBAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
- Opened: 1952
- Elevation: 7 m / 23 ft
- Coordinates: -10.9839, -37.0729
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,200 m / 7,218 ft
- Passengers: 947,500 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Maceio
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/sergipe/aeroporto-de-aracaju-santa-maria.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Airport_(Sergipe) (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1032227
- Weather station: SBAR · WMO 83095
- Ident: SBAR

## Timeline

- 1952: Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,058,074 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,298,699 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,286,566 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,322,790 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,244,285 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,211,234 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,211,687 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,191,893 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,126,928 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 606,802 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 786,801 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 947,500 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 254 km / 158 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,292 km / 803 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,469 km / 913 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,705 km / 1,059 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 1,734 km / 1,077 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos

### Seasonal (1)

- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 1,734 km / 1,077 mi · LATAM Brasil

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AJU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 5
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 3

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 948K (2022) | #841 of 3,974 | #67 in South America | #27 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | =3,269 of 29,858 | =205 in South America | =48 in BR |
| Elevation | 7 m / 23 ft | =41,032 of 43,403 | =8,622 in South America | =5,507 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =50 in South America | =26 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ARACAJU APP | 120.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SNAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snau.md) Aeroclube de Sergipe Airport · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [BR-1576](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1576.md) Fazenda Água Boa Maricultura Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [SNLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snlu.md) Fazenda Boa Luz Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [SNOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snod.md) SKYJU Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [SI8M](https://dromopedia.com/airports/si8m.md) Hospital de Amor Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [BR-2228](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2228.md) Propriá Airport · 86 km / 54 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Maria_Airport_(Sergipe)&oldid=1376162117), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbar/data