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Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport

São José Dos Campos, Brazil

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Destinations

ICAO

SBSJ

Elevation

2120 ft

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The Essence of Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport

SJK

Location

São José Dos Campos · SP · Brazil

Connectivity

3 routes · 2 destinations

Position

-23.229°, -45.861° · 2120 ft elev.

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Regional gateway serving Brazil's aerospace and technology hub.

Location

São José dos Campos, Brazil

Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport, coded SJK/SBSJ, serves São José dos Campos, a major industrial and aerospace center in São Paulo state, Brazil. The airport is named in honor of Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf, a pioneering Brazilian aeronautical engineer who made significant contributions to aviation technology in the country. The airport primarily handles regional domestic flights and serves a city best known as home to Embraer, one of the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. Its passenger volumes are modest compared to major Brazilian hubs, reflecting its regional role. São José dos Campos lies approximately 90 kilometers northeast of São Paulo city, and the airport provides an alternative entry point for the Paraíba Valley region, which hosts numerous technology, defense, and aerospace industries.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal suited to its regional traffic volumes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and São José dos Campos city center is available via taxis and road connections along the Presidente Dutra highway corridor.

Airlines here

Azul Brazilian Airlines has been among the carriers operating services at SJK, connecting it to key Brazilian destinations.

Notable facts

›Named after Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf, a notable Brazilian aeronautical engineer.
›Located in a city that is home to Embraer, one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers.
›Serves the Paraíba Valley, a major technology and aerospace industrial corridor in Brazil.
›Situated approximately 90 km northeast of São Paulo.
›Functions primarily as a regional domestic airport with limited international connections.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Paradise International

Azul

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Routes

SJK → PLUAD · AT7

SJK → SDUAD · E90 AT7

SJK → SDUTE · L4T

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes Embraer 1901 routes L4T1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf International Airport, is the airport serving São José dos Campos, Brazil. Since November 9, 2004, it is named after Urbano Ernesto Stumpf (1916–1998), colonel-aviator, Aerospace Engineer, professor at several universities and inventor of the motor that runs on ethanol fuel.

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