Brazil flag João Pessoa Airport (JPA)

Country Brazil | South America | Regional Airport | IATA: JPA | ICAO: SBJP | Elevation 217 ft · 66 m | Local time —

Destinations
12
Flights / day
20
Busiest route
São Paulo
Top airline
Azul

João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto Airport averages 20 flights per day to 12 destinations, with 11 domestic routes and one international route. A total of four airlines operate at JPA, led by Azul. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with Argentina representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto connects to Buenos Aires, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 55 mins. Updated: July 17, 2026

Route Network

João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto Airport connects 12 destinations worldwide, with São Paulo standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Buenos Aires, and the shortest flight is to Recife.

Brazil flag São Paulo (GRU) – Brazil 2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,361 mi · 2,190 km
6
per day
Brazil flag Brasília (BSB) – Brazil 3 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,064 mi · 1,713 km
5
per day
Brazil flag Rio de Janeiro (GIG) – Brazil 2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,215 mi · 1,955 km
2
per day
Brazil flag Belo Horizonte (CNF) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,053 mi · 1,695 km
2
per day
Brazil flag Recife (REC) – Brazil 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
68 mi · 109 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Salvador (SSA) – Brazil 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
460 mi · 740 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Campinas (VCP) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,363 mi · 2,193 km
1
per day
Argentina flag Buenos Aires (AEP) – Argentina 1 airline
5 hr 55 mins
2,412 mi · 3,881 km
2
per week
Brazil flag São Paulo (CGH) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,378 mi · 2,218 km
2
per week
Brazil flag Presidente Prudente (PPB) – Brazil 1 airline
—
JPA → PPB
1
per week
4 hr 0 mins
1,351 mi · 2,175 km
1
per week
Brazil flag Uberlândia (UDI) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,205 mi · 1,940 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 17, 2026.

João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto Airport is served by four airlines, with Azul in the lead at 44% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 94% of routes. one carrier operates only one route each. A total of one airline operate international routes, compared with four airlines serving domestic routes. Gol is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Buenos Aires with a flight time of 5 hrs 55 mins.

Azul (7 routes)
Gol (5 routes)
LATAM Brasil (3 routes)
LATAM (1 routes)

João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 92% domestic and 8% international. Argentina is the primary international destination.

Brazil - 19/day
Argentina - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min early
5 min (+86%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
2 min early
min (-4.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
4 min early
min (-3.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
min (+4.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
8 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
2 min early
min (-26.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
1 min (+89.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
4 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
8 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 28

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#747 (20 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#888 (12 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,291 ft 2,527 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,291 ft 2,527 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

73 aircraft cannot operate at João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,291 ft (2,527 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

João Pessoa Presidente Castro Pinto (IATA: JPA) operates around 20 flights per day to 12 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 11 domestic and 1 international routes, with Azul as the leading carrier and São Paulo currently the busiest connection. From JPA, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,527 m (8,291 ft).

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