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Aracati Dragão do Mar Regional Airport

Aracati, Brazil

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Location

Aracati · CE · Brazil

Position

-4.569°, -37.805° · 128 ft elev.

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Regional gateway serving Brazil's Ceará coastline.

Location

Aracati, Brazil

Aracati Dragão do Mar Regional Airport (IATA: ARX, ICAO: SBAC) is a public airport serving the municipality of Aracati in the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. It primarily serves as a gateway for visitors heading to the popular kite-surfing and tourism destination of Canoa Quebrada beach, located nearby. The airport handles regional and charter flights, supporting tourism-driven traffic to the Ceará coast. Its relatively modest infrastructure reflects the regional character of the area, though it plays an important role in connecting the region to larger Brazilian cities. The facility was modernized and rebranded as Dragão do Mar, a name honoring the legendary Ceará abolitionist Francisco José do Nascimento, known as Dragão do Mar.

Terminals

The airport features a single small terminal building designed to handle regional passenger volumes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Aracati city center, as well as to Canoa Quebrada beach, is primarily available via taxis and private transfer services.

Notable facts

›The airport is named after Francisco José do Nascimento, the 'Dragão do Mar,' a celebrated abolitionist from Ceará.
›Canoa Quebrada, a major kite-surfing and tourism destination, is among the primary reasons visitors use this airport.
›The airport is located in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará.
›ICAO code SBAC identifies it within Brazil's national airspace system.
›The facility primarily handles regional and charter flights rather than major scheduled airline operations.

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