Júlio Belém Airport is the airport serving Parintins

Parintins

Parintins is a city in the far east of the Amazonas state, Brazil. It is located in the municipality of the same name, which is part of a microregion also named Parintins. The population for the entire municipality was 109,150 and its area is 5,952 km². The city is located on Tupinambarana island...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. It is named after Júlio Furtado Belém (1911-1971), a local politician and member of the Amazonas State Assembly.

It is operated by the municipality of Parintins.

History

The airport was inaugurated in the 1980's as a replacement to an older facility located closer to the city center.

Every June its traffic is greatly increased by charter flights transporting passengers for the Parintins Folklore Festival

Parintins Folklore Festival

Parintins Folklore Festival is a popular annual celebration held in the Brazilian city of Parintins, Amazonas...

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Airlines and destinations

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