Airports / Brazil / JPA
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
SBJP / JPAJoão Pessoa, BrazilELEV 217 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV).
Overview
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (SBJP / JPA) sits in João Pessoa, Brazil, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 217 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
JPA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV, 57 nm), Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC, 59 nm), and Natal Air Force Base (SBNT, 76 nm).
Quotes for flights out of JPA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JPA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SBJP
IATA
JPA
FAA / Local
PB0001
Elevation
217 ft
Coordinates
7.1487° S · 34.9506° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 217 ft, JPA sits lower than 69% 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.
- 57nmCPVPresidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande
- 59nmRECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportRecife
- 76nmSBNTNatal Air Force BaseNatal
- 86nmNATRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportNatal
- 150nmMCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió
- 186nmMVFDix-Sept Rosado AirportMossoró
Location
Open the full mapSBJP · Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport · João Pessoa, Brazil