Palmas Brazil Airport – PMW-BrigadeiroLysias Rodrigues
The Palmas-Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport or PMW-Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is a medium-sized airport, operated by Infraero,that serves the city of Palmas, Brazil. Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues was a crucial part of the Tocantins integration to Brazil through the Brazilian Air Force’s passenger air services, which is why it’s only fitting that this airport was named after him. This airport was inaugurated on the 5th of October in 2001. It can carry up to 2,100,000 passengers, yearly. It caters to four airlines – Azul Brazilian Airlines, Gol Airlines, LATAM Brasil, and PassaredoLinhasAereas. With a total area of 23,739,952.00m², this airport has a lot of room for future expansions.
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The Palmas-Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is quite a small facility that has seven scheduled routes within the Brazil area. It handles approximately 634,133 passengers in a year. The airport still doesn’t have any international routes scheduled. The airport only has one runway and only allows landings during the daytime. It can cater to long haul transport aircrafts, as well as commercial jets. It can also provide regular services to short and medium haul transport aircraft, large turboprop commuters, commuter aircrafts, and business jets.
What to Do & Area Attractions
If you are planning on staying in the Palmas area, several hotels are near the Palmas-Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport. You can stay at the Italian Palace Hotel, which is 2.3 miles from the airport. It’s a proximate hotel that lets you relax once you arrive in Palmas. The Hotel Por do Sol is also a nice option. It’s about almost 2.5 miles from the airport. Some of the nicest hotels in the area are around 7 miles away from the airport, which include the Hotel Casa Grande and the Hotel Castro Palma.
The Palmas-Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is close to the Porto Nacional, Brazil (PNB), which is also a medium-sized airport.
