%0 Journal Article %T The situation of airport infrastructure in the Northern region of Brazil and its potential support for regional aviation [paper in Portuguese] %A Cl¨˘udio Jorge Pinto Alves %A Frank Cabral de Freitas Amaral %J Journal of Transport Literature %D 2012 %I Brazilian Transportation Planning Society %X The North region of Brazil comprises a wide area with scarcity of transport infrastructure in general. This paper aims to show a quantitative and qualitative analysis of available airport network in the northern Brazilian region. Some current bottlenecks are identified and some actions are proposed. In this region is important that the aviation can play its role of the integration of the scattered communities with the most important regional centers. %K airports %K regional aviation %K infrastructure %U http://www.pesquisaemtransportes.net.br/relit/index.php/relit/article/view/jv6n1p10