THESBTE

Senador Petrônio Portela Airport

Teresina, Brazil · Latin America

Latin America America/Fortaleza

9direct destinations

3airlines

1runway

2,200 mLongest runway

Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (IATA: THE, ICAO: SBTE) is the airport serving Teresina, Brazil. Since December 22, 1999 it is named after Petrônio Portella Nunes (1925–1980) a former mayor of Teresina, governor of Piauí, senator and minister of justice. It is operated by Motiva.

Location

5.060°S, 42.824°O · 67 m s. n. m. (219 ft)

General data

CountryBrazil

CityTeresina

IATA codeTHE

ICAO codeSBTE

Coordinates5.060°S, 42.824°O

Elevation67 m s. n. m. (219 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Fortaleza

Runways1

Longest runway2,200 m

OperatorInfraero

Direct destinations9

Official website

Runways · 1

2/20

Length2,200 m7,218 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

118.800

ATIS (automatic information)

127.800TERESINA ATIS

Approach

119.600TERESINA APP

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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 commissioned on September 30, 1967, and on December 23, 1974, it started being operated by Infraero.

The airport underwent major renovations between 1998 and 2001, including the passenger terminal, runway and the construction of a new control tower.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport. On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.

On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports. The transaction was completed on August 31, 2026.

Airlines operating here · 3

Other airlines with direct routes

Gol Transportes Aéreos LATAM Brasil Azul Brazilian Airlines

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). Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE

MLA

“Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_the,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/THE |title=Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-24 |language=en}}