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Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro (RBR)

Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport handled 32,669 passengers in August 2026, up 0.9% on a year earlier, according to Brazil's ANAC.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January312243▼ 22.1%
February296223▼ 24.7%
March326245▼ 24.8%
April317242▼ 23.7%
May331273▼ 17.5%
June330257▼ 22.1%
July315291▼ 7.6%
August275281▲ 2.2%
September253––
October251–in progress
November206––
December234––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)2,5022,055▼ 17.9%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January31,77732,995▲ 3.8%
February28,93228,828▼ 0.4%
March28,05031,412▲ 12.0%
April27,90627,792▼ 0.4%
May30,51832,058▲ 5.0%
June30,44629,507▼ 3.1%
July32,81134,075▲ 3.9%
August32,37832,669▲ 0.9%
September30,059––
October32,565–in progress
November29,930––
December31,715––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)242,818249,336▲ 2.7%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January207131▼ 36.8%
February219144▼ 34.3%
March228179▼ 21.4%
April183175▼ 4.3%
May125200▲ 60.2%
June137170▲ 23.9%
July173189▲ 9.2%
August142169▲ 19.0%
September140––
October145–in progress
November124––
December127––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)1,4151,357▼ 4.1%

Seats offered over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January55,22143,671▼ 20.9%
February51,17139,810▼ 22.2%
March56,23843,829▼ 22.1%
April54,28343,088▼ 20.6%
May56,35948,203▼ 14.5%
June55,79846,290▼ 17.0%
July54,69352,638▼ 3.8%
August46,67649,804▲ 6.7%
September43,768––
October46,143–in progress
November41,395––
December41,806––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)430,439367,333▼ 14.7%

Load factor (computed)

Full count · domestic + international

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by Brazil's ANAC for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January57.5%75.6%▲ 31.3%
February56.5%72.4%▲ 28.1%
March49.9%71.7%▲ 43.7%
April51.4%64.5%▲ 25.5%
May54.1%66.5%▲ 22.8%
June54.6%63.7%▲ 16.8%
July60.0%64.7%▲ 7.9%
August69.4%65.6%▼ 5.4%
September68.7%––
October70.6%–in progress
November72.3%––
December75.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Aug)56.7%68.1%▲ 20.1%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 288 257 277 260 237 229 237 237 229 329 317 330
2025 312 296 326 317 331 330 315 275 253 251 206 234
2026 243 223 245 242 273 257 291 281
Series depth 26 years from 2000

On-time departures by month

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

87.7% of 146 timed departures from Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport left within 15 minutes of schedule in July 2026, according to Brazil's ANAC. Cancelled flights are excluded.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January93.6%89.3%▼ 4.6%
February88.4%94.6%▲ 7.0%
March91.4%95.9%▲ 4.9%
April88.1%87.0%▼ 1.2%
May89.1%87.7%▼ 1.6%
June89.8%84.3%▼ 6.2%
July89.2%87.7%▼ 1.7%
August86.3%––
September94.4%––
October91.2%–in progress
November87.4%––
December79.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)89.9%89.5%▼ 0.5%

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 11, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay01:00–02:00-84.3min · 467 recorded · 441 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour93.8min01:00 ↔ 23:00
Recorded flights3,097Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:0089.6%0.2 min782792
01:0090.7%-84.3 min441467
02:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2929
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00No observations———
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—33
10:0087.9%1.7 min585586
11:0084.8%3.5 min487490
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—78
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5758
14:0094.8%-2.5 min423427
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
16:00No observations———
17:00No observations———
18:00No observations———
19:00No observations———
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2123
23:0094.4%9.5 min213213

Day of week

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday90.3%-9.7 min472480
Tuesday88.8%-8.6 min347349
Wednesday89.5%-11.9 min465471
Thursday85.4%-10.1 min397402
Friday88.4%-8.7 min517525
Saturday89.6%-15.7 min384395
Sunday94.0%-9.5 min467475

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan91.7%-1.1 min278289
Feb91.1%-1.8 min259264
Mar93.4%2.7 min286289
Apr87.6%8.0 min282286
May88.5%1.7 min303305
Jun87.4%5.4 min294297
Jul88.5%3.4 min303303
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—138138
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—127128
Oct91.5%-0.9 min236243
Nov92.3%-148.5 min261269
Dec83.3%6.2 min282286

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 88.1% 2,729
  • Delayed >15 min 10.3% 320
  • Cancelled 1.5% 48
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Partial records from Brazil's ANAC Brazil's ANAC records only the part of Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flights recorded between Oct 12, 2024 and Jul 31, 2026, counted from flight records published by Brazil's ANAC. Not a current timetable.

Airport at the other end FlightsDistance (km)
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport BSB 2,820 2,264
Tancredo Neves International Airport CNF 985 2,788
Cruzeiro do Sul Airport CZS 750 592

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