Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (IATA: JPA, ICAO: SBJP) is the international airport serving João Pessoa, located in the municipality of Santa Rita, in the state of Paraíba in Brazil. Since August 2, 1960 the airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and President of the State of Paraíba (at the time State Governors had the title of President) from 1912 to 1915. It is operated by AENA.
Location
7.149°S, 34.951°O · 66 m s. n. m. (217 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957. Between February 1, 1979 and March 14, 2019 it was administrated by Infraero. Between 1980 and 1981 Infraero conducted major renovations and enlargements of the runway, taxiways and apron and in 1983 a cargo terminal was opened. In 1985 the new passenger terminal was opened and in 1995 it underwent renovations and enlargements. Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines operating here · 3
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JPA
MLA
“Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JPA. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JPA (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JPA},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JPA}},
urldate = {2026-10-23},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}Wikipedia
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