Porto Velho–Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport , also called Belmonte Airport referring to the neighborhood where it is located, is an airport serving Porto Velho, Brazil. Since 3 July 2002, the airport has been named after Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (1922-1987), the first Governor of the State of Rondônia.
The airport is operated by Vinci SA.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Porto Velho Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
History The airport was opened on 16 April 1969 as a replacement for Caiari Airport, which was then closed. The airport was operated by Infraero between 1979 and 2021. In 2002 it was granted international status.
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and Vinci (2022-2025) reports:
Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t) 2025 656,163 34% 10,646 12% 2024 489,920 16% 9,498 18% 2023 583,342 20% 11,637 17% 2022 731,716 10% 14,022 50% 2021 665,282 46% 9,355 27% 2,378 21% 2020 455,113 40% 7,375 28% 1,963 43% 2019 753,305 9% 10,239 27% 3,418 2% 2018 828,139 4% 13,973 6% 3,360 63% 2017 794,109 5% 13,128 9% 2,067 7% 2016 840,026 10% 14,352 12% 1,932 25% 2015 933,666 5% 16,358 8% 2,591 24% 2014 892,760 1% 17,732 1% 2,088 7% 2013 905,958 14% 17,578 16% 1,947 35% 2012 1,050,682 7% 20,944 4% 2,986 39% 2011 983,812 37% 21,815 22% 4,912 38% 2010 716,905 28% 17,809 26% 3,569 24% 2009 561,331 32% 14,098 26% 4,717 21% 2008 426,470 9% 11,230 3% 5,962 182% 2007 391,179 10,927 2,113
Access The airport is located from downtown Porto Velho.
See also
List of airports in Brazil Porto Velho Air Force Base
References
External links
Accident history for PVH at Aviation Safety Network