# Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ)

> Petrolina, BR · IATA: PNZ · ICAO: SBPL · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PNZ` |
| ICAO | `SBPL` |
| City | Petrolina |
| Country | BR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 385 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -9.36242, -40.56910 |

## Description

Around 600,000 tonnes of mangoes and 300,000 tonnes of table grapes came out of the Petrolina–Juazeiro area in 2022, with roughly 90% of the mangoes and 98% of the grapes exported – and a meaningful share leaves by air through Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ, ICAO SBPL). Sitting in the irrigated São Francisco Valley straddling Pernambuco and Bahia, PNZ is a genuine perishables station rather than a general-cargo field. Its freight area is built around cold storage, with several large coolers holding about 17,000 boxes each plus pre-cooling tunnels to protect the harvest. Shipments move under the cold chain to Europe and the United States, clearing customs through Brazil's Receita Federal. Road links feed the terminal from the surrounding fruit farms, and volumes swing sharply with the mango and grape seasons. The airport also runs domestic scheduled passenger flights for the Sertão region. For forwarders with an agri-export focus, PNZ is a specialised perishable-cargo base, backed by real export traffic.

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