Airports / Brazil / PAV
Paulo Afonso Airport
SBUF / PAVPaulo Afonso, BrazilELEV 883 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
118 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport (AJU).
Overview
Paulo Afonso Airport (SBUF / PAV) is a mid-sized airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil. Field elevation is 883 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PAV as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport (AJU, 118 nm), Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ, 137 nm), and Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ, 146 nm).
Trip costs from PAV 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 PAV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SBUF
IATA
PAV
FAA / Local
BA0007
Elevation
883 ft
Coordinates
9.4009° S · 38.2506° 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 883 ft, PAV sits higher than 57% 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.
- 118nmAJUAracaju - Santa Maria AirportAracaju
- 137nmPNZSenador Nilo Coelho AirportPetrolina
- 146nmMCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió
- 172nmFECJoão Durval Carneiro AirportFeira de Santana
- 190nmCPVPresidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande
- 211nmSSADeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSalvador
Location
Open the full mapSBUF · Paulo Afonso Airport · Paulo Afonso, Brazil