Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport
Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport
Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (IATA: PHB, ICAO: SBPB) is the airport serving Parnaíba, Brazil. It is informally known as Santos Dumont Airport because of its architectonical similarities with Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro. It is named after a former mayor of Parnaíba. It is operated by SBPB.
Location
2.894°S, 41.732°O · 7 m s. n. m. (23 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Flight information
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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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 is located on a privileged touristic area, near the municipalities of Camocim and Jericoacoara, in Ceará, the delta of river Parnaíba, in Piauí, and Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Maranhão.
The airport was commissioned on October 19, 1971 and in 2004 Infraero became the administrator of the airport.
On November 5, 2021, the 32-year concession of the airport was auctioned and the winner was SBPB. On February 14, 2022 the contracted was signed and Infraero handed-over the administration of the airport to SBPB.
Airlines operating here · 1
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). Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHB
MLA
“Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHB. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHB.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHB (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHB},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHB}},
urldate = {2026-10-23},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}Wikipedia
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