Tancredo Neves International Airport
| Tancredo Neves International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Tancredo Neves |
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| IATA: CNF – ICAO: SBCF | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Belo Horizonte | ||
| Location | Confins, Brazil | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 827 m / 2,713 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 19°37′26″S 043°58′17″W / 19.62389°S 43.97139°WCoordinates: 19°37′26″S 043°58′17″W / 19.62389°S 43.97139°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 16/34 | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 9,359,033 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 108,130 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 14,356 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] |
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Tancredo Neves International Airport (IATA: CNF, ICAO: SBCF), formerly called Confins International Airport, is the main airport serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Confins. Since September 2, 1986 the airport is named after Tancredo de Almeida Neves (1910-1985), President-elect of Brazil.[4]
In 2011 the airport was ranked 5th in terms of transported passengers, and 8th in terms of aircraft operations, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.[5] It is operated by Infraero.
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[edit] History
The airport was built by Infraero and inaugurated in 1984. Its purpose was to lessen the congestion at Pampulha Airport, which at the time was operating at 120% of its capacity of 1.3 million passengers per year. It was expected that by 1990, passenger movement at Confins would be nearly 2 million passengers per year. However, it surpassed the 1 million passenger mark only 22 years later. Presently its maximum operational capacity is 5 million passengers per year.[6]
After its inauguration, just a small fraction of the capacity of Confins was used. This was partly due to its distance from downtown Belo Horizonte and, until recently, to the lack of satisfactory transportation alternatives for the pricey (about USD40) taxi rides. The over-crowded Pampulha Airport remained the airport of choice.
In order to revert this scenario, in March 2005 the government of the state of Minas Gerais with the support of agencies of the Federal government decided to restrict Pampulha to operations of aircraft with capacity of up to 50 passengers.[7] In the months thereafter, most operations were forced to move to Confins and the airport gained a new momentum. At that time, 130 flights were transferred from Pampulha to Confins, increasing annual passenger flow from 350,000 to around 3.0 million that year.
The problems related to the distance of Confins to downtown Belo Horizonte were lessened by recent projects such as the improvement of the highway that links the city center to the airport (MG-10 highway), part of a larger project called Linha Verde (English: Green Line), which seeks to reduce the time needed to reach the airport.[8] Another project called the "Industrial Airport" in underway. In this project the government will exempt tax of businesses interested in settling their operations near the airport.[9]
Its cargo facilities have a capacity of handling 18.000 tones (39.682.000 lb) and the warehouse has 6.400 m² (68.889 ft²).
The main maintenance facilities of Gol Airlines are located at this airport.[10]
On April 26, 2011 it was confirmed that in order to speed-up much needed renovation and up-grade works, private companies will be granted a concession to explore some Infraero airports among them, on a second phase, Confins.[11] The plan was confirmed on May 31, 2011 and it was added that Infraero would retain 49% of the shares of each privatized airport and that negotioations are expected to be concluded on the first half of 2012.[12]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Airlines | Miami |
| Avianca Brazil | Brasília, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Ipatinga, Natal, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São José dos Campos, São Luís, Teresina, Uberaba, Vitória Seasonal: Cabo Frio |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City |
| Gol Airlines | Brasília, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Montes Claros, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberlândia, Vitória |
| PLUNA | Montevideo |
| TAM Airlines | Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fortaleza, Miami, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Vitória |
| TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo-Congonhas |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Campinas-Viracopos, Carajás, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fernando de Noronha, Florianópolis, Goiânia, Londrina, Maceió, Manaus, Montes Claros, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís, Vitória |
| Webjet | Brasília, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Maceió, Natal, Navegantes, Porto Alegre, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberlândia |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
[edit] Accident
- 18 March 2000: a Varig Log Boeing 727 operating a regular Cargo flight from Salvador crashed while landing under heavy rain. The left main gear broke down after touchdown and hit the engine, making the aircraft turn 180 degrees until it stoped facing the runway side where it landed. None of the 3 crew were injuried but the aircraft was completely lost.
- 15 September 2001: a TAM Airlines Fokker 100 registration PT-MRN operating the charter flight 9755, flying from Recife to Campinas-Viracopos, following an uncontrolled engine failure en route to Campinas had 3 cabin windows shattered by fragments of the engine and made an emergency landing at Belo Horizonte-Confins. One passenger was sucked out partly and held by another passenger until the aircraft landed. The passenger did not survive.[13][14]
[edit] Incident
- 29 September 1988: VASP Boeing 737-300 registration PP-SNT operating flight 375 en route from Belo Horizonte-Confins to Rio de Janeiro was hijacked by 1 person who wanted to force a crash on the Palácio do Planalto, the official presidential workplace in Brasília. The pilot convinced the hijacker to divert to Goiânia where an emergency landing was made. The hijack ended with 1 victim.[15][16]
- 5 August 2009: An OceanAir Fokker 100 arriving from Brasília as flight 6151 popped the right landing gear while landing. The Aircraft has to stop on the runway and couldn't be removed, closing the airport for 5 hours. None of the passangers or crew was injuried.
[edit] Access
The airport is located 38 km (24 mi) north of downtown Belo Horizonte. It is regularly served by buses, taxis and Executive Airport Shuttle Buses. When using buses, transfer to the subway of Belo Horizonte is possible. Tickets are available at booths in the arrivals area.
[edit] Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL342.3 million (USD180.3 million; EUR126.4 million) investiment plan to up-grade Tancredo Neves International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Belo Horizonte being one of the venue cities. The investiment will be distributed as follows:[17]
- Parking. Value 6.8. Completed: July 2010[18]
- Extension of runway, enlargement of apron and cargo terminal, construction of further taxiways. Value 120.0. Completion: July 2013
- Renovation of the passenger terminal. Value 215.5. Completion: March 2014
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Infraero Statistics for the Airport" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/2011/Dezembro.pdf.
- ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/minas-gerais/aeroporto-de-tancredo.html.
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. http://www2.anac.gov.br/arquivos/pdf/aerodromos/AerodromosPublicos.xls.
- ^ "Lei n˚7.534, de 2 de setembro de 1986" (in Portuguese). Soleis. September 2, 1986. http://www.soleis.adv.br/aeroportosnome.htm. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/index.php/br/estatistica-dos-aeroportos.html. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Aeroporto Internacional Tancredo Neves: Histórico" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/minas-gerais/aeroporto-de-tancredo/historico.html. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Portaria n 189/DGAC, de 8 de março de 2005" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Aeronáutica; Departamento de Aviação Civil. March 10, 2005. http://www2.anac.gov.br/biblioteca/portarias/port0189DGAC.pdf. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Linha Verde: O maior conjunto de obras em Belo Horizonte" (in Portuguese). Sociedade Mineira de Engenheiros. June 1, 2001. http://www.sme.org.br/html/sessao_48/2009/06/01/noticias/id_sessao=48&id_noticia=236/noticias.shtml. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Governo e iniciativa privada debatem aeroporto industrial" (in Portuguese). Governo de Minas: Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Econômico. http://www.desenvolvimento.mg.gov.br/pt/noticias/215-governo-e-iniciativa-privada-debatem-aeroporto-industrial. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Brazil MRO sector poised for major expansion". Flightglobal. July 6, 2010. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/06/343930/brazil-mro-sector-poised-for-major-expansion.html. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Bitencourt, Rafael (26 April 2011). "Governo define concessão de obras em 3 aeroportos, diz Palocci" (in Portuguese). Valor Online. http://www.valoronline.com.br/online/transportes/15/417433/governo-define-concessao-de-obras-em-3-aeroportos-diz-palocci. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Salomon, Marta; Monteiro, Tânia (June 1, 2011). "Governo pretende privatizar três aeroportos e abrir o capital da Infraero" (in Portuguese). O Estado de São Paulo: Economia. http://www.estadao.com.br/estadaodehoje/20110601/not_imp726552,0.php. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-MRN". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010915-0. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ Marra, Lívia (16 September 2001). "Avião da TAM acidentado em Minas havia sido revisado no mês passado" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u37107.shtml. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Incident description PP-SNT". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880929-0. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Sangue no vôo 375" (in Portuguese). Abril: Veja. 5 October 1988. http://veja.abril.com.br/acervodigital/home.aspx?cod=JQGQPQOOI8. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico: pp. A4. http://www.valoronline.com.br.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Confins (MG) amplia estacionamento de veículos" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Turismo. 26 July 2010. http://www.jornaldeturismo.com.br/noticias/aviacao/34297-aeroporto-de-confins-mg-amplia-estacionamento-de-veiculos.html. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SBCF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBCF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBCF at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CNF at Aviation Safety Network
- Tancredo Neves International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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