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Pinto Martins International Airport

ICAO SBFZ3.7758°S 38.5322°W25 m / 83 ftLarge airport
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Pinto Martins International Airport (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is a large airport in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It opened in 1966. It has one runway, 2,755 m (9,039 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 5.8 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1966–2018
1966
OpenedPinto Martins International Airport opens.
02 JAN 2018
MilestoneA new operator takes over.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
JetFORTerminal de Passageiros
13/31105° / 285° · LIT
LENGTH2,755 m9,039 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
5.5M
5.9M
5.9M
6.4M
6.3M
5.6M
5.9M
6.6M
7.2M
3.2M
4.0M
5.8M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

27 destinations · 9 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 mi4,000 miPHB · Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport · 368 km / 229 miJDO · Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport · 391 km / 243 miNAT · Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · 415 km / 258 miTHE · Senador Petrônio Portela Airport · 497 km / 309 miREC · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · 627 km / 390 miSLZ · Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport · 647 km / 402 miSSA · Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · 1,016 km / 631 miBEL · Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · 1,136 km / 706 miBSB · Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · 1,692 km / 1,051 miCAY · Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport · 1,809 km / 1,124 miCNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport · 1,859 km / 1,155 miGIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · 2,177 km / 1,353 miGRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · 2,346 km / 1,458 miCGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · 2,373 km / 1,475 miMAO · Eduardo Gomes International Airport · 2,390 km / 1,485 miIGU · Cataratas International Airport · 2,964 km / 1,842 miMVD · Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · 3,896 km / 2,421 miAEP · Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · 3,991 km / 2,480 miSCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · 4,693 km / 2,916 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 5,612 km / 3,487 miMCO · Orlando International Airport · 5,806 km / 3,608 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 6,072 km / 3,773 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 7,079 km / 4,399 miVIX · Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport · 1,843 km / 1,145 miGYN · Santa Genoveva International Airport · 1,845 km / 1,146 miEZE · Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 4,021 km / 2,499 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 5,570 km / 3,461 miCDGMADMCOSCLEZEIGUMAOCGHCNFCAYBSBBELSSARECTHELISMIAGIGVIXSLZNATJDOMVDGYNPHBFOR
Year-round23
PHBParnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil368 km229 miJDOOrlando Bezerra de Menezes AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil391 km243 miNATRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil415 km258 miTHESenador Petrônio Portela AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil497 km309 miRECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos627 km390 miSLZMarechal Cunha Machado International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil647 km402 miSSADeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,016 km631 miBELVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil1,136 km706 miBSBPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,692 km1,051 miCAYCayenne – Félix Eboué AirportFrench Guiana · Air France1,809 km1,124 miCNFTancredo Neves International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil1,859 km1,155 miGIGRio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,177 km1,353 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,346 km1,458 miCGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,373 km1,475 miMAOEduardo Gomes International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,390 km1,485 miIGUCataratas International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,964 km1,842 miMVDCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportUruguay · Gol Transportes Aéreos3,896 km2,421 miAEPAeroparque Jorge NewberyArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos3,991 km2,480 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Brasil4,693 km2,916 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal5,612 km3,487 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Gol Transportes Aéreos5,806 km3,608 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia6,072 km3,773 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France7,079 km4,399 mi
Most destinationsLATAM Brasil 19Gol Transportes Aéreos 13Air France 2TAP Air Portugal 1Iberia 1Sideral Linhas Aéreas 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from FOR. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Fortaleza Airport” (revision of 22 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers5.8M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#308of 3,974 · #19 South America · #11 BRLongest runway2,755 m9,039 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,724of 29,823 · #94 South America · #15 BRElevation25 m83 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=37,539of 43,341 · =8,206 South America · =5,343 BRAgeOpened 19662026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=5,607of 15,079 · =83 South America · =43 BRRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =181 South America · =31 BR
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPFORTALEZA APP133.000
ATISATIS127.700
GNDGND121.950
OPSFORTALEZA OPS122.500
TWRFORTALEZA TWR129.000