Petrolina Airport / Senador Nilo Coelho (IATA: PNZ - ICAO: SBPL) is an international airport located in the municipality of Petrolina, in the interior of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is located 10 km from the center of Petrolina, 15 km from the center of Juazeiro in Bahia and approximately 300 km from Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí.
It has the largest airstrip in the Northeast, with 3,250 meters long and 45 meters wide. It establishes itself as one of the main in the N... Petrolina Airport / Senador Nilo Coelho (IATA: PNZ - ICAO: SBPL) is an international airport located in the municipality of Petrolina, in the interior of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is located 10 km from the center of Petrolina, 15 km from the center of Juazeiro in Bahia and approximately 300 km from Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí.
It has the largest airstrip in the Northeast, with 3,250 meters long and 45 meters wide. It establishes itself as one of the main in the Northeast, driven by the production of the São Francisco Valley, the largest fruit exporter in Brazil and responsible for the highest rate of economic growth in the Region.
Petrolina Airport has established itself as one of the main airports in the Northeast, driven by the production of the São Francisco Valley, the largest fruit exporter in Brazil and responsible for the highest economic growth rate in the region. Business, leisure and ecological tourism is growing year by year and now the region's excellent wines are also attracting visitors and producers from other locations. Modern and capable of receiving up to one million passengers a year, the airport serves around 50 municipalities close to the states of Pernambuco, Bahia and Piauí.
