Dario Guarita–Araçatuba State Airport – ARU Aracatuba
The Dario Guarita–Araçatuba State Airport is situated in, and serves the city of Aracatuba in the northwest of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Specifically, it lies six miles from downtown Aracatuba, whichmeans an abundance of the araca fruit in the extinct Tupian language. Dario Guarita–Araçatuba State Airport or ARU is run by the Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo (DAESP) or the Airports Department of the State of São Paulo, which operates 21 public aerodromes within the state. In 2015, ARU was among DAESP’s top five airports in number of passengers transported. It landed in fifth spot, having handled 108,993 that year.
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Dario Guarita–Araçatuba State Airport has one asphalt runway designated05/23, with a measurement of 6,955 feet. Three airlines currently operate out of ARU, the Azul Brazilian Airlines, VoePass, and GolTransportesAereos. ARU is the airport of choice for travelers to Aracatuba, Andradina, Birigui, Penapolis, Porto Pio Prado, and Tupa.
What to Do & Area Attractions
For accommodations near Dario Guarita–Araçatuba State Airport, the Araçatuba Plaza Hotel is 16 minutes away by cab and a short, five-minute walk from the Catedral Diocesana Nossa Senhora Aparecida. The Hotel Riviera Araçatuba is 17 minutes by cab from ARU, and just a little over a mile from the Terminal Rodoviário de Araçatuba bus station. It is also just an eight-minute walk from the performing arts theater, Federação de Teatro Amador da Regiao de Aracatuba.
The Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport is the nearest major aerodrome to ARU, located 68 miles off in Marilia.
