Chapter 130

[Brasília–President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport]

The airport based in Brasilia the capital of the nation of Brazil.

The Brazilian capital's airport is called in full Brasília Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. There are two terminals, the new Terminal 2 and the old Terminal 1. Shuttle busses connect both terminals.

Brasília International Airport (also called Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport) is located in the federal capital city of Brazil. The airport is named after Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, the 21st president of Brazil.

Located 11km (approx) from the city centre, it is one of the busiest airports in the South American country. The airport served 15.39 million passengers, with 189,570 aircraft movements in 2011. It handled 60,975mt of cargo in that same year.

The airport was officially inaugurated in May 1957 and was under the administration of Infraero. In February 2012, the consortium InfrAmerica, consisting of Brazilian construc
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