Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area

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Augusto Severo International Airport was the former primary commercial airport serving the Natal metropolitan area in Brazil before being superseded by São Gonçalo do Amarante.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
former commercial airport
classification public airport
country Brazil
distanceToCityCentre approximately 18 km from downtown Natal
formerFunction cargo operations
domestic passenger flights
international passenger flights
formerRole main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area
hasMilitaryBase Brazilian Air Force base at Parnamirim
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
historicalSignificance key World War II airfield in northeastern Brazil
IATAcode NAT
ICAOcode SBNT
locatedIn Northeast Region, Brazil
Parnamirim
Rio Grande do Norte
locatedNear Atlantic coast of Rio Grande do Norte
namedAfter Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão
operatedAs civil–military airport
partOf transport infrastructure of Natal metropolitan area
primaryCityServed Natal
regionServed Rio Grande do Norte state
linked to: Rio Grande do Norte
replacedBy São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport
roleDuringWorldWarII stopover for transatlantic flights between the Americas and Africa
serves Natal metropolitan area
status closed for regular commercial flights
supersededAsMainGatewayBy São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport
timeZone BRT
usedBy Brazilian Air Force
UTCoffset UTC−03:00

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São Gonçalo do Amarante replaces Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area