São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport
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| São Paulo/Guarulhos Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos Governador André Franco Montoro |
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| IATA: GRU – ICAO: SBGR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Location | São Paulo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,459 ft / 750 m | ||
| Coordinates | 23°25′55″S 46°28′10″W / 23.43194°S 46.46944°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09R/27L | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
| 09L/27R | 3,700 | 12,140 | Asphalt |
São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (IATA: GRU, ICAO: SBGR), also known as Cumbica International Airport, is a major Brazilian airport, the country's busiest by passenger traffic, located in the neighborhood of Cumbica, in the city of Guarulhos in metropolitan São Paulo. The airport is located 25 kilometers from São Paulo's downtown. It began operations in 1985.
A hub in South America[1], Guarulhos is Brazil's busiest airport by both passenger traffic and aircraft movements, handling 20,400,304 passengers and 194,184 aircraft movements in 2008. By cargo traffic, it is the second busiest airport in Latin America only exceeded by El Dorado International Airport of Bogota, also the airport is the 36th busiest airport in the world. [2] However, this airport was put in the world's third place in number of delayed flights by Forbes magazine in January, 2008. [3]
Comprising 3,425 acres (14 km²), of which 5 km² is urbanized area, the airport's infrastructure has its own highway system: Rodovia Helio Smidt from the airport is connected to Rodovia Presidente Dutra and Rodovia Ayrton Senna.
All passenger traffic is divided between two terminals (TPS1 and TPS2). With 260 check-in counters, the airport is operational 24 hours a day. 39 national and international airlines fly from São Paulo-Guarulhos to 28 different countries, as well as more than 100 cities in Brazil and the world.
El Al is the newest airline to start operations at the airport in May 2009, with flights to Israel. Air China was the latest airline to cease operations at the airport on 14 September 2008, citing rising fuel costs.[4] Qatar Airways postponed its plans to fly to São Paulo, from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008, and later indefinitely, due to a lack of aircraft.[5]
Airport plans call for the construction of two additional terminals (TPS3 and TPS4) and a third runway, bringing the airport to full capacity for passenger and cargo operations.
On 28 November 2001, a federal law[6] changed the airport name to honor the ex-governor of São Paulo state, André Franco Montoro, deceased in 1999, although the official name is hardly ever used by locals, who normally refer to it as Guarulhos Airport or, even more commonly, just Cumbica, after the Guarulhos neighbourhood and former Brazilian Air Force base that existed at the site before the airport was built.
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[edit] Airport expansion
The Southeast Regional Administration of Infraero is undertaking a major 1 billion reais development at Guarulhos, which is being financed out of the national growth plan. Central to this is a third terminal, which will add another 12 million passenger capacity to the 17 million of the existing two terminals, a third runway, and an airport express rail link to the city.
The long-term plan also envisages a fourth terminal. The master plan forecasts traffic reaching some 25 million annually by 2013.
The preparation of bids for the construction of the third terminal is in the final stages, with preliminary work due to start before the end of 2007. Construction of the airport express train has also been given high priority. More than 25 Brazilian and international companies have expressed an interest in taking this project forward.
Construction is planned to start in 2008, with completion scheduled for 2010. Planning for a third runway to the north of the present terminal area is at an early stage, awaiting social and environmental impact studies. A second runway at Viracopos-Campinas airport and a fast train service to the city center are also being discussed.[7]
[edit] Terminals and destinations
[edit] Terminal 1 (TPS1)
[edit] Wing A
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Mendoza |
| AeroMéxico | Mexico City |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Alitalia | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Avianca | Bogotá |
| British Airways | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, London-Heathrow |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Los Angeles [seasonal], New York-JFK |
| El Al | Tel Aviv |
| Iberia | Madrid |
| Japan Airlines | New York-JFK, Tokyo-Narita |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Mexicana | Mexico City |
| Passaredo | Barreiras, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Franca, Goiânia, Ribeirão Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Uberlândia, Vitória da Conquista |
| TRIP | Cascavel, Curitiba, Maringa |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles |
| WebJet Linhas Aéreas | Brasilia, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Natal, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia |
[edit] Wing B
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| OceanAir | Brasília, Fortaleza, Juazeiro do Norte, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Teresina |
| TAM Airlines | Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas, Campo Grande, Caracas, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Frankfurt, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Lima, London-Heathrow, Londrina, Maceió, Madrid, Manaus, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Montevideo, Natal, New York-JFK, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, San Carlos de Bariloche, Santiago de Chile, Teresina, Vitória |
| TAM Paraguayan Airlines | Asunción, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Ciudad del Este, Córdoba, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão |
[edit] Terminal 2 (TPS2)
[edit] Wing C
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Gol | Aracaju, Asunción, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belém, Boa Vista, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cabo Frio, Caxias do Sul, Campina Grande, Campo Grande, Chapecó, Córdoba, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, Imperatriz, João Pessoa, Joinville, Juazeiro do Norte, Londrina, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Maringá, Montevideo, Natal, Palmas, Panama City, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Recife, Rio Branco, Rosario, Salvador da Bahia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santarém, Santiago de Chile, São Luís, Teresina, Vitória |
| VARIG | Aruba, Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Caracas, Fernando de Noronha, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Santiago de Chile |
| PLUNA | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Montevideo, Punta del Este [seasonal] |
[edit] Wing D
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerosur | La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Air Canada | Toronto-Pearson |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City |
| Continental Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
| Emirates | Dubai |
| Korean Air | Los Angeles, Seoul-Incheon |
| LAN Argentina | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza |
| LAN Airlines | Santiago de Chile |
| LAN Express | Santiago de Chile |
| LAN Perú | Lima |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich |
| TAAG Angola Airlines | Luanda |
| TACA Peru | Lima |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon, Porto |
| Turkish Airlines | Dakar, Istanbul-Atatürk |
[edit] See also
[edit] Gallery
 Inaugural plaque at the airport |
 The Airbus A380 during its tour around the world at Guarulhos Airport |
 The control tower |
 Guarulhos Airport at dusk |
 Approach Lighting System CAT II at Guarulhos Airport |
[edit] References
- ^ Beting, Gianfranco. "Guarulhos Hub Sulamericano" (in Portuguese). Jetsite. http://www.jetsite.com.br/2006/mostra_aeroporto.asp?codi=41. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
- ^ Airports Council International (May, 2007). "World Wide Airport Traffic Statistics". aicm.com.mx. http://www.aicm.com.mx/acercadelaicm/Estadisticas/index.php?Publicacion=169. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Wingfield, Brian (January 14, 2007). "The World's Most-Delayed Airports". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2008/01/14/airports-brazil-delays-biz-logistics-cx_bw_0114airports.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Alta dos combustíveis leva ao cancelamento de vôos entre São Paulo e Pequim" (in Portuguese). http://www.mapa-mundi.ig.com.br/Htmls/Materias/516.asp. Retrieved on 2008-11-05.
- ^ Maia, Roberto (2007-03-10). "Qatar Airways relaciona vôos para 2007" (in Portuguese). Brasilturis Jornal. http://www.bj.inf.br/conteudo_visualiza.php?contcod=4906. Retrieved on 2001-03-11.
- ^ "Lei nº 10.314, de 28 de novembro de 2001" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. Planalto.gov.br. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/LEIS/LEIS_2001/L10314.htm. Retrieved on 2007-18-02.
- ^ Breaking point: Brazil's air traffic growth puts pressure on infrastructure
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport |
- Accident history for GRU at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for SBGR at Great Circle Mapper. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for SBGR at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for SBGR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
