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Petrolina Senador Nilo Coelho (PNZ)

Senador Nilo Coelho Airport handled 49,464 passengers in August 2026, up 26.8% 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
January373391▲ 4.8%
February289301▲ 4.2%
March297321▲ 8.1%
April283319▲ 12.7%
May296331▲ 11.8%
June287327▲ 13.9%
July293330▲ 12.6%
August296368▲ 24.3%
September289––
October333–in progress
November313––
December354––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)2,4142,688▲ 11.4%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January45,89854,294▲ 18.3%
February34,36939,500▲ 14.9%
March35,41146,489▲ 31.3%
April38,05342,839▲ 12.6%
May38,77245,185▲ 16.5%
June37,07947,332▲ 27.7%
July40,13849,521▲ 23.4%
August39,00449,464▲ 26.8%
September36,651––
October41,517–in progress
November44,246––
December51,853––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)308,724374,624▲ 21.3%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January7565▼ 13.1%
February6257▼ 8.5%
March5968▲ 14.8%
April5158▲ 15.0%
May5873▲ 25.4%
June5861▲ 4.0%
July6862▼ 9.3%
August6578▲ 19.2%
September67––
October63–in progress
November69––
December81––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)496521▲ 5.0%

Seats offered over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January54,21966,505▲ 22.7%
February45,11449,904▲ 10.6%
March45,39858,285▲ 28.4%
April45,07855,538▲ 23.2%
May43,81557,283▲ 30.7%
June42,22258,152▲ 37.7%
July44,21257,586▲ 30.2%
August44,46162,462▲ 40.5%
September43,930––
October50,330–in progress
November52,471––
December61,328––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)364,519465,715▲ 27.8%

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
January84.7%81.6%▼ 3.6%
February76.2%79.2%▲ 3.9%
March78.0%79.8%▲ 2.3%
April84.4%77.1%▼ 8.6%
May88.5%78.9%▼ 10.9%
June87.8%81.4%▼ 7.3%
July90.8%86.0%▼ 5.3%
August87.7%79.2%▼ 9.7%
September83.4%––
October82.5%–in progress
November84.3%––
December84.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Aug)84.8%80.4%▼ 5.2%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 434 378 359 332 368 359 443 353 317 347 295 368
2025 373 289 297 283 296 287 293 296 289 333 313 354
2026 391 301 321 319 331 327 330 368
Series depth 26 years from 2000

On-time departures by month

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

93.4% of 166 timed departures from Senador Nilo Coelho 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
January91.9%89.7%▼ 2.4%
February82.6%90.7%▲ 9.8%
March88.7%90.0%▲ 1.5%
April95.0%89.3%▼ 6.0%
May94.6%94.6%▼ 0.1%
June91.6%88.3%▼ 3.6%
July94.5%93.4%▼ 1.2%
August98.0%––
September91.0%––
October92.8%–in progress
November89.4%––
December83.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)91.3%90.9%▼ 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 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay04:00–05:00-7.5min · 321 recorded · 321 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour10.7min04:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights3,481Senador Nilo Coelho 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
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3232
01:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6262
02:0091.0%-3.6 min747752
03:0093.9%-5.0 min439445
04:0097.5%-7.5 min321321
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—107107
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4747
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
08:00No observations———
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5859
10:0088.9%1.8 min873879
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—120122
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4040
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9292
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1920
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2828
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3333
19:0086.3%3.2 min386387
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3333
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1819

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
Monday93.8%-2.4 min485487
Tuesday88.8%-1.7 min518519
Wednesday91.6%-1.8 min488494
Thursday90.4%-1.8 min479487
Friday90.4%-1.7 min523526
Saturday89.5%-0.9 min573574
Sunday91.8%-3.3 min392394

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
Jan90.8%-2.3 min381382
Feb86.8%0.6 min295299
Mar89.4%-1.9 min310312
Apr92.0%-3.8 min299300
May94.6%-4.2 min315316
Jun89.9%-0.4 min306307
Jul93.9%-2.8 min312314
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—148148
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—145145
Oct91.0%-0.6 min278281
Nov89.9%-1.8 min307310
Dec87.0%0.3 min362367

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 90.2% 3,141
  • Delayed >15 min 9.1% 317
  • Cancelled 0.7% 23
  • 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 Senador Nilo Coelho Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Senador Nilo Coelho 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.

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