Airports / Brazil / JDF
Francisco de Assis Airport
SBJF / JDFJuiz de Fora, BrazilELEV 2,989 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Francisco de Assis Airport, listed as SBJF / JDF, is a mid-sized airport in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. The airport sits 2,989 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into JDF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA, 21 nm), Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (SBBQ, 38 nm), and Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 62 nm).
Charter pricing from JDF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Serrinha Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Juiz de Fora.
Field capability
ICAO
SBJF
IATA
JDF
FAA / Local
MG0016
Elevation
2,989 ft
Coordinates
21.7915° S · 43.3861° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 2,989 ft, JDF sits higher than 93% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 21nmIZAPresidente Itamar Franco AirportJuiz de Fora
- 38nmSBBQMajor Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges AirportBarbacena
- 62nmGIGRio Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportRio De Janeiro
- 65nmSBAFCampo Délio Jardim de Mattos AirportRio de Janeiro
- 68nmSDUSantos Dumont AirportRio de Janeiro
- 71nmSNZSanta Cruz Air Force BaseRio de Janeiro
Location
Open the full mapSBJF · Francisco de Assis Airport · Juiz de Fora, Brazil