Where is THE airport?

THE is a medium-sized airport in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, at -5.0602, -42.8237, 67 m above sea level.

What time zone is THE in?

THE is in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC−3.

How many passengers use THE?

1,186,425 passengers in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, according to ANAC, the Brazilian civil aviation agency (scheduled flights).

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THE — Senador Petrônio Portela Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Teresina, Brazil.

IATA code: THE
ICAO code: SBTE
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,186,425; Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Nonstop routes: 9; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−3; America/Fortaleza
Elevation: 67 m; 220 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,200 m

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About THE

Senador Petrônio Portela Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Teresina, Brazil. It is run by Infraero. 1,186,425 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 9 nonstop routes from THE.

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Busiest nonstop routes from THE

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
THE → GRU	Sao Paulo, Brazil	2,070 km	438,884
THE → BSB	Brasília, Brazil	1,319 km	309,700
THE → FOR	Fortaleza, Brazil	497 km	110,398
THE → VCP	Sao Paulo, Brazil	2,039 km	106,967
THE → REC	Recife, Brazil	937 km	97,365
THE → CNF	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	1,617 km	92,573
THE → CGH	Sao Paulo, Brazil	2,095 km	27,570
THE → GIG	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1,964 km	2,758
THE → RAO	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	1,857 km	210

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
PHB	Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport	Parnaíba, Brazil	270 km
SLZ	Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport	São Luís, Brazil	317 km
JJD	Comandante Ariston Pessoa Airport	Cruz, Brazil	364 km
JDO	Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport	Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil	460 km
FOR	Pinto Martins International Airport	Fortaleza, Brazil	497 km

Distance from THE to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
THE → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,444 km	—
THE → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,078 km	—
THE → CDG	Paris, France	7,425 km	—
THE → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,841 km	—
THE → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,860 km	—
THE → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,777 km	—
THE → JFK	New York, United States	5,965 km	—
THE → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,124 km	—
THE → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,007 km	—
THE → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,327 km	—
THE → HND	Tokyo, Japan	16,617 km	—
THE → DOH	Doha, Qatar	10,699 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
2/20	2,200 m	45 m	Asphalt	No

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Location

Teresina, Piauí, Brazil · -5.0602, -42.8237

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Questions

Senador Petrônio Portela Airport has the IATA code THE and the ICAO code SBTE. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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