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Leite Lopes Airport

Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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Leite Lopes Airport

Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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1805 ft

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Ribeirão Preto's main gateway serving Brazil's interior heartland.

Opened

1943

Location

Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Leite Lopes Airport (IATA: RAO, ICAO: SBRP) is the primary commercial airport serving Ribeirão Preto, one of the wealthiest cities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The airport is named after Brazilian aviator Antônio de Leite Lopes and is operated by Infraero, Brazil's national airports authority. The airport serves domestic routes connecting Ribeirão Preto to major Brazilian cities including São Paulo and Brasília. It has undergone modernization efforts to meet growing passenger demand from the prosperous agribusiness region it serves. Ribeirão Preto is a significant economic hub in Brazil's interior, and Leite Lopes Airport plays an important role in supporting business and leisure travel for the region's substantial population.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling domestic flights.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central Ribeirão Preto via taxi, ride-hailing services, and public bus lines.

Airlines here

Major Brazilian carriers LATAM Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines operate scheduled domestic services at the airport.

Notable facts

›Named after Brazilian aviator Antônio de Leite Lopes.
›Located approximately 8 km from the city center of Ribeirão Preto.
›Serves one of the wealthiest cities per capita in Brazil's interior.
›Operated by Infraero, Brazil's federal airports authority.
›Primarily serves domestic routes within Brazil.

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Route map (12 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Changan Airlines

Air Paradise International

Azul

TAM Brazilian Airlines

Yangtze River Express

Marusya Airways

Routes

RAO → BSB2Z · AT7

RAO → GIG2Z · AT7

RAO → GRU2Z · AT7

RAO → GYN2Z · AT7

RAO → PLU2Z · AT7

RAO → SJP2Z · AT7

RAO → UDI2Z · AT7

RAO → CNFAD · AT7

RAO → SJPAD · E95

RAO → VCPAD · E90 AT7 E95

RAO → CGHJJ · 319 320

RAO → GRUJJ · 320 319

RAO → BSBY8 · EM2

RAO → CWBY8 · EM2

RAO → GRUY8 · EM2 ER4

RAO → GYNY8 · ER4

RAO → PLUY8 · EM2

RAO → SDUY8 · EM2

RAO → SJPY8 · EM2

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 729 routes Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia6 routes Embraer 1952 routes Airbus A3192 routes Airbus A3202 routes Embraer RJ1452 routes Embraer 1901 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport is an airport serving Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Since December 11, 1956 it is named after José Leite Lopes (1918–2006), a Brazilian scientist.

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