Airports / Brazil / PNZ
Senador Nilo Coelho Airport
SBPL / PNZPetrolina, BrazilELEV 1,263 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
137 nm
To the nearest alternate
Paulo Afonso Airport (PAV).
Overview
Senador Nilo Coelho Airport, listed as SBPL / PNZ, is a mid-sized airport in Petrolina, Brazil. Field elevation is 1,263 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PNZ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Paulo Afonso Airport (PAV, 137 nm), João Durval Carneiro Airport (FEC, 197 nm), and Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport (AJU, 228 nm).
Trip costs from PNZ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PNZ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SBPL
IATA
PNZ
FAA / Local
PE0002
Elevation
1,263 ft
Coordinates
9.3624° S · 40.5691° 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 1,263 ft, PNZ sits higher than 60% 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.
- 137nmPAVPaulo Afonso AirportPaulo Afonso
- 197nmFECJoão Durval Carneiro AirportFeira de Santana
- 228nmAJUAracaju - Santa Maria AirportAracaju
- 251nmSSADeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSalvador
- 280nmSNQXQuixadá AirportQuixadá
- 283nmMCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió
Location
Open the full mapSBPL · Senador Nilo Coelho Airport · Petrolina, Brazil