Augusto Severo Airport
Augusto Severo International Airport (IATA: NAT) is located in the metropolitan area of Natal, in the municipality of Parnamirim. It is named in honor to the aviator Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhao (1864-1902). In 2009, the airport was ranked 17th in terms of transported passengers in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. The airport shares some facilities with Natal Air Force Base.
On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled an ambitious BRL5.3 billion (USD2.8 billion; EUR2.0 billion) investment plan to renovate and upgrade airports of ten cities focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil. At the occasion it was announced that even though they are venue cities, the plan excluded Salvador and Natal airports because renovations had been recently completed and Infraero considered the airports fit to handle the forthcoming increases in traffic.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Augusto Severo International Airport:
- Arkefly a
- Azul Brazilian Airlines
- EuroAtlantic a
- Gol Airlines
- Iberworld
- Noar Linhas Aereas
- TAM Airlines
- TAP Portugal
- TRIP
- Webjet
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Severo_International_Airport.