Airports / Brazil / THE
Senador Petrônio Portela Airport
SBTE / THETeresina, BrazilELEV 219 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
146 nm
To the nearest alternate
Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB).
Overview
Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (SBTE / THE) is a mid-sized airport serving Teresina, Brazil. Field elevation is 219 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list THE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB, 146 nm), Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ, 171 nm), and Dr. Luciano de Arruda Coelho Regional Airport (JSO, 178 nm).
Trip costs from THE 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 THE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SBTE
IATA
THE
FAA / Local
PI0001
Elevation
219 ft
Coordinates
5.0602° S · 42.8237° 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 219 ft, THE sits lower than 68% 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.
- 146nmPHBParnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International AirportParnaíba
- 171nmSLZMarechal Cunha Machado International AirportSão Luís
- 178nmJSODr. Luciano de Arruda Coelho Regional AirportSobral
- 196nmJJDComandante Ariston Pessoa AirportCruz
- 229nmSNQXQuixadá AirportQuixadá
- 268nmFORPinto Martins International AirportFortaleza
Location
Open the full mapSBTE · Senador Petrônio Portela Airport · Teresina, Brazil