# Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR / SBFZ)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FOR / SBFZ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Opened: 1966
- Elevation: 25 m / 83 ft
- Coordinates: -3.7758, -38.5322
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,755 m / 9,039 ft
- Passengers: 5,778,038 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Fortaleza
- Website: http://www.fortaleza-airport.com.br/pt
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortaleza_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074717
- Weather station: SBFZ · WMO 82398
- Ident: SBFZ

## Timeline

- 1966: Pinto Martins International Airport opens.
- 2 Jan 2018: A new operator takes over.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,755 m / 9,039 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 105° / 285° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 5,488,949 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 5,888,021 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 5,885,810 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 6,418,502 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 6,275,503 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 5,643,810 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 5,899,311 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 6,614,227 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 7,218,697 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 3,156,418 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 3,974,759 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 5,778,038 | Wikidata |

## Routes

27 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (23)

- [PHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpb.md) Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport · Brazil · 368 km / 229 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [JDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbju.md) Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport · Brazil · 391 km / 243 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [NAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsg.md) Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · Brazil · 415 km / 258 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [THE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbte.md) Senador Petrônio Portela Airport · Brazil · 497 km / 309 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [REC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf.md) Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Brazil · 627 km / 390 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsl.md) Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport · Brazil · 647 km / 402 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 1,016 km / 631 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe.md) Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Brazil · 1,136 km / 706 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/soca.md) Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport · French Guiana · 1,809 km / 1,124 mi · Air France
- [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,177 km / 1,353 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,346 km / 1,458 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 2,373 km / 1,475 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg.md) Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Brazil · 2,390 km / 1,485 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [IGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfi.md) Cataratas International Airport · Brazil · 2,964 km / 1,842 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sumu.md) Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · Uruguay · 3,896 km / 2,421 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 3,991 km / 2,480 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 4,693 km / 2,916 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 5,612 km / 3,487 mi · TAP Air Portugal
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 5,806 km / 3,608 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 6,072 km / 3,773 mi · Iberia
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 7,079 km / 4,399 mi · Air France

### Seasonal (5)

- [VIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbvt.md) Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport · Brazil · 1,843 km / 1,145 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [GYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgo.md) Santa Genoveva International Airport · Brazil · 1,845 km / 1,146 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 4,021 km / 2,499 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 5,570 km / 3,461 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 5,612 km / 3,487 mi · LATAM Brasil

### Cargo (1)

- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,346 km / 1,458 mi · Sideral Linhas Aéreas, Gol Transportes Aéreos

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 19
- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 13
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 2
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 0S [Sideral Linhas Aéreas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sideral-linhas-aereas) · 1

Former hub of [TAF Linhas Aéreas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taf-linhas-aereas).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.8M (2022) | #308 of 3,974 | #19 in South America | #11 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,755 m / 9,039 ft | =1,724 of 29,858 | #94 in South America | #15 in BR |
| Elevation | 25 m / 83 ft | =37,595 of 43,403 | =8,235 in South America | =5,361 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =83 in South America | =43 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | FORTALEZA APP | 133.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.950 |
| OPS | FORTALEZA OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | FORTALEZA TWR | 129.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [ARX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbac.md) Aracati Dragão do Mar Regional Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [BR-2182](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2182.md) Russas - João de Deus Regional Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [SNQX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snqx.md) Quixadá Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Fortaleza Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fortaleza_Airport&oldid=1376162528), 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/sbfz/data