Itaituba Airport guide

Itaituba Airport, also called Wirland Freire Airport, serves the city of Itaituba on the Tapajós River in western Pará, Brazil. Its IATA code is ITB and its ICAO code is SBIH. The airport lies about 6 km from downtown Itaituba, at 31 metres above sea level.

It has one asphalt runway, 06/24, about 1,700 metres long. The runway was extended from 1,500 metres in 2005, the same year the passenger terminal was expanded. The air-conditioned terminal has shops, a food court and free internet access. The control tower was deactivated on 24 January 2008 because of low traffic, and the airport now operates with an aerodrome flight information service.

The airport is run by the municipal government of Itaituba (Prefeitura Municipal de Itaituba). Azul operates scheduled flights to Manaus, and the airport also has scheduled services to Santarém, Altamira and Belém. Air taxi companies fly from Itaituba to nearby villages, gold mining sites and neighbouring municipalities. In 2015 the airport handled 16,813 passengers and 553 take-offs.