# Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA / SBJP)

**Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport** (IATA: JPA, ICAO: SBJP) is a large airport in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. It opened on 20 Aug 1957. It has one runway, 2,515 m (8,251 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JPA / SBJP
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- Opened: 20 Aug 1957 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 66 m / 217 ft
- Coordinates: -7.1487, -34.9506
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,515 m / 8,251 ft
- Passengers: 1,229,079 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Fortaleza
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/paraiba/aeroporto-internacional-presidente-castro-pinto.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_Castro_Pinto_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876050
- Weather station: SBJP
- Ident: SBJP

## Timeline

- 20 Aug 1957: Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,515 m / 8,251 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,134,650 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,231,184 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,222,177 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,314,217 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,445,676 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,401,501 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,375,742 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,414,896 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,342,757 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 752,950 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,025,110 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,229,079 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 739 km / 459 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,713 km / 1,064 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,955 km / 1,215 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,189 km / 1,360 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 2,218 km / 1,378 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 3,909 km / 2,429 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos

### Seasonal (1)

- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,955 km / 1,215 mi · LATAM Brasil

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 6
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2022) | #746 of 3,974 | #60 in South America | #26 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,515 m / 8,251 ft | =2,257 of 29,858 | #133 in South America | #32 in BR |
| Elevation | 66 m / 217 ft | =33,476 of 43,403 | =7,651 in South America | =5,178 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =67 in South America | =36 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | PESSOA CON | 118.300 |
| TWR | PESSOA TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [CPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkg.md) Presidente João Suassuna Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [REC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf.md) Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [SBNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbnt.md) Natal Air Force Base · 141 km / 88 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: “Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Presidente_Castro_Pinto_International_Airport&oldid=1376162853), 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/sbjp/data