Jacarepaguá Airport SBJR
Rio's general-aviation and helicopter airport in Barra da Tijuca, 15 minutes from the Barra beaches and business towers and 50 from Centro. A 900 m runway limits it to light aircraft and turboprops; the main use is as the helicopter hub for Rio.
2,952 ft
Longest runway
50 min
Drive to Rio de Janeiro
1
FBOs / handlers
10 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–22:00 (daylight preferred)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- No
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1, Avgas 100LL
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 30 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Turboprops and light jets (Phenom 100/300, PC-12); primarily helicopters.
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Jacarepaguá GA and helicopter base (Infraero)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (2,952 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Textron Aviation King Air 260 2,110 ft
- Textron Aviation King Air 250 2,111 ft
- Textron Aviation King Air 200/B200 2,579 ft
- Textron Aviation King Air C90GTx 1,984 ft
- Pilatus Aircraft PC-12 NGX 2,485 ft
- Pilatus Aircraft PC-12 NG 2,602 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet SF50 G3 needs 2,815 ft
- Textron Aviation Denali needs 2,950 ft
- Pilatus Aircraft PC-24 needs 3,090 ft
Other airports for Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport SBRJ 4,341 ft · 10 min
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport SBGL 13,123 ft · 40 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Jacarepaguá Airport · Diego Baravelli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons