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Name
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SBBR / BSB / SBBR
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:03 pm (BRT)
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Municipality
Brasília
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Coordinates
15° 52′ 9″ S 47° 55′ 15″ W
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Elevation
3’498 ft (1’066 m MSL)
About Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Brasília–President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek) (IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR), also known as the Brasília International Airport, is the international airport serving Brasília and the surrounding Federal District. Since April 20, 1999, the airport is named after Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), the 21st President of Brazil. The airport is located in the administrative region of Lago Sul, in the Federal District, 5 kilometers from Brasília's South Wing (Asa Sul). It is operated by Inframerica.
The airport site covers an area of about 2,900 hectares (7,165 acres) of airport property.
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