Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport Guide
Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport serves Juazeiro do Norte and the Cariri region of southern Ceará, along with parts of southeastern Piauí, northeastern Pernambuco and the Paraíba sertão. It stands about 6 km from downtown Juazeiro do Norte at 409 m above sea level. It was opened in 1954 as Cariri Regional Airport and now carries the name of a local politician and businessman.
Infraero ran the airport from 2002 to 2019. Aena Brasil has operated it since 2019 under a 30-year concession. A new passenger terminal opened in September 2023, growing the building from 2,500 m² to 6,500 m². Runway and apron works added a fifth aircraft stand and allow aircraft as large as the Airbus A321 to land.
The single asphalt runway, 13/31, is 1,940 m long. The airport handled 502,525 passengers in 2025. Azul, GOL and LATAM Brasil fly to Campinas, São Paulo-Guarulhos and Fortaleza, and traffic climbs during the June festivals and the pilgrimage seasons.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 503K passengers (2025)1 runwayopened 1954
- Location
- -7.219, -39.269
- Operator
- Aena Brasil
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalOrlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Passenger Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 3 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Passenger TerminalDomestic
Azul, GOL, LATAM Brasil
Nearby cities
3 citiesOrlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport is closest to Juazeiro do Norte (6 km west), and also serves Barbalha, Crato and other nearby areas. With 3 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Juazeiro do Norte6 km west
- Crato17 km west
- Barbalha14 km southwest
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