Teresina Airport
Airport
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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.[5]
Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport Aeroporto de Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Teresina | ||||||||||
| Opened | September 30, 1967 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 67 m (220 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°03′38″S 042°49′28″W | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroportos | ||||||||||
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  THE Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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| Statistics: Motiva[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||
It is operated by Motiva.
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.[6] On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.[7]
On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports.[8] On February 10, 2026 the transaction was still pending government approval.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Luís,[18] São Paulo–Guarulhos[18] |
Statistics
Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2025) reports:[19][20][1]
| Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
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| 2025 | 1,092,779  10% | 11,177  | |
| 2024 | 995,955 5% | 11,156  14% | |
| 2023 | 945,217 | 12,953 | |
| 2022a | 613,953 | 9,756 | |
| 2021 | 819,024 35% | 11,147 36% | 2,271 43% |
| 2020 | 608,285 14% | 8,204 34% | 1,588 54% |
| 2019 | 1,194,020 11% | 12,474 10% | 3,424 1% |
| 2018 | 1,073,570 3% | 13,823 7% | 3,406 27% |
| 2017 | 1,104,451 2% | 14,848 6% | 2,679 5% |
| 2016 | 1,085,974 10% | 15,856 13% | 2,826 10% |
| 2015 | 1,209,559 3% | 18,193 1% | 3,132 6% |
| 2014 | 1,173,643 11% | 18,340 9% | 3,328 9% |
| 2013 | 1,091,242 4% | 16,799 1% | 3,673 16% |
| 2012 | 1,044,865 3% | 16,570 7% | 4,362 28% |
| 2011 | 1,075,655 35% | 17,822 24% | 6,081 17% |
| 2010 | 797,979 43% | 14,341 27% | 5,182 12% |
| 2009 | 557,798 20% | 11,314 4% | 4,621 |
| 2008 | 466,034 4% | 11,820 1% | 4,622 12% |
| 2007 | 484,492 | 11,741 | 4,116 |
Note:
a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.
Access
The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) from downtown Teresina.
Gallery
Aerial view
Terminal air side
