# Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR / SBRB)

**Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport** (IATA: RBR, ICAO: SBRB) is a large airport in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. It opened in 1999. It has one runway, 2,158 m (7,080 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 337 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RBR / SBRB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
- Opened: 1999
- Elevation: 193 m / 633 ft
- Coordinates: -9.8690, -67.8940
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,158 m / 7,080 ft
- Passengers: 336,623 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Rio_Branco
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/acre/aeroporto-branco-placido-de-castro.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Branco_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5110606
- Weather station: SBRB · WMO 82917
- Ident: SBRB

## Timeline

- 1999: Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,158 m / 7,080 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 373,847 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 357,932 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 364,881 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 379,903 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 384,134 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 354,294 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 344,459 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 308,721 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 352,907 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 191,100 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 278,362 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 336,623 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [PVH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpv.md) Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport · Brazil · 457 km / 284 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcz.md) Cruzeiro do Sul Airport · Brazil · 592 km / 368 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg.md) Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Brazil · 1,152 km / 716 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 2,264 km / 1,407 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,729 km / 1,696 mi · LATAM Brasil

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 4
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 337K (2022) | #1,289 of 3,974 | #114 in South America | #44 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,158 m / 7,080 ft | =3,412 of 29,858 | #219 in South America | #55 in BR |
| Elevation | 193 m / 633 ft | =24,737 of 43,403 | =5,579 in South America | =4,220 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | #144 in South America | #77 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RIO BRANCO APP | 119.900 |
| TWR | RIO BRANCO TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SDNQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sdnq.md) Fazenda Água Limpa · 46 km / 28 mi
- [BR-0177](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0177.md) Fazenda Nictheroy Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [SD4G](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd4g.md) Fazenda Chocolate Airstrip · 55 km / 34 mi
- [SD6Y](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd6y.md) Fazenda Bom Retiro Airstrip · 58 km / 36 mi
- [SN8D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn8d.md) Fazenda Campo Central · 72 km / 45 mi
- [BR-0252](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0252.md) Fazenda Fusão Airport · 73 km / 45 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: “Rio Branco International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rio_Branco_International_Airport&oldid=1376046087), revision of 21 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/sbrb/data