São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro |
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IATA: GRU – ICAO: SBGR | |||
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||
Operator | Infraero | ||
Serves | São Paulo | ||
Location | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
Hub for | Gol Airlines TAM Airlines |
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Elevation AMSL | 750 m / 2,459 ft | ||
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Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
09R/27L | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
09L/27R | 3,700 | 12,139 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2010) | |||
Passengers | 26,849,185 | ||
Aircraft operations | 250,493 | ||
Metric tonnes of cargo | 384,587 | ||
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] |
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (IATA: GRU, ICAO: SBGR), formerly called Cumbica Airport after the district where it is located and the Air Force Base that still exists at the airport complex, is the main airport serving São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the adjoining municipality of Guarulhos in Greater São Paulo. Since November 28, 2001 the airport is named after André Franco Montoro (1916-1999), former Governor of São Paulo.[4]
In 2010, the airport was ranked 1st in terms of transported passengers, aircraft operations, and cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. However, Guarulhos was also rated third place in most flight delays among major world airports by Forbes magazine in January 2008,[5] and in 2011, according to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, 25% of the flights left with delays greater than 15 minutes.[6] Guarulhos has slot restrictions operating with a maximum of 45 operations/hour, being one of the three airports with such restrictions in Brazil.[7]
It is operated by Infraero and some of its facilities are shared with the São Paulo Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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On June 6, 1967, in response the growth of the air traffic in Brazil, the Brazilian military government initiated studies concerning the renovation of the airport infrastructure in Brazil. As part of the conclusions of these studies, because of their location, strategic importance, and security issues, new passenger facilities would be constructed in the areas of Galeão Air Force Base in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Air Force Base in São Paulo.
In relation to São Paulo, the initial planning of the airport involved 3 runways and 4 passenger terminals. However, the first phase of the construction comprising two runways and two terminals started only on August 11, 1980. The airport was officially inaugurated on January 20, 1985. Quickly Guarulhos became the city's primary airport supplanting São Paulo-Congonhas Airport.
In 1989 the runways were extended and the terminals renovated, enlarged, and had their capacity increased from 7.5 million to 8.25 million passengers/year. The whole complex has 3,425 acres (14 km²), of which 5 km² is urbanized area.
Since 2001 the construction of terminal 3, capable of handling 12 million passengers/year has been planned but due to a myriad of political and economic problems, only in 2011 the actual construction began.
In 2010, the airport served more than 26.8 million passengers, an increase of 24% over 2009 and passenger volumes were 31% in excess of its capacity rated at 20.5 million per year at its present configuration.[1]
In order to relieve the acute overcrowding at Terminals 1 and 2, Infraero announced on May 17, 2011 that the former cargo terminals of defunct airlines VASP and Transbrasil, later used by Federal Agencies, were to undergo renovations and adaptations for use as domestic-only passenger terminals with remote-only positions. The new terminal will be called Terminal 4 (T4).[8] The first phase of the renovations, comprising the former VASP terminal, will open on January 26, 2012,[9][10] and the second phase, comprising the former Transbrasil terminal, will open by December 2012. Contrary to the announced before, T4 will be of permanent use. It has been suggested that Gol Airlines and perhaps Webjet would move to the new facility but this has not been confirmed by the airlines. The new terminal, in its first phase, will increase the capacity of the airport in 5.5 million passengers/year and, in the second phase to 8 million passengers/year. In total, Guarulhos will then be able to handle 28.5 passengers/year.[11]
On April 26, 2011 it was confirmed that in order to accelerate much needed renovation and upgrade works, private companies will be offered partial ownership of some Infraero airports, including Guarulhos.[12] The plan was confirmed on May 31, 2011 and it was added that Infraero will retain 49% of each privatized airport and that negotiations are expected to be concluded in the first half of 2012.[13]
The Tropic of Capricorn passes directly through the southern tip of the airport.[14]
Year | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
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Passengers | 26,849,185 | 21,727,649 | 20,997,813 | 19,560,963 | 16,580,842 | 16,855,026 | 12,940,193 | 12,552,268 |
Cargo (t) | 384,587 | 351,788 | 425,884 | 424,157 | 419,848 | 470,944 | 435,594 | 416,927 |
Airlines | Destinations | Terminal/ Wing |
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Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza | 1A |
Aeroméxico | Mexico City | 1A |
Aerosur | Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru | 2D |
Air Canada | Toronto-Pearson | 2D |
Air China | Beijing-Capital, Madrid | 2D |
Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 1A |
Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino | 1A |
American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK | 2D |
Avianca | Bogotá | 1A |
Avianca Brazil | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Bogotá, Brasília, Campo Grande, Chapecó, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Juazeiro do Norte, Natal, Passo Fundo, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia | 1B |
Boliviana de Aviación | Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru | 2D |
British Airways | London-Heathrow | 1A |
Copa Airlines | Panama City | 2D |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Detroit, New York-JFK | 1A |
Emirates | Dubai | 2D |
Gol Airlines | Aracaju, Asunción, Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campo Grande, Caxias do Sul, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz de Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Maringá, Montevideo, Natal, Navegantes, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru, Santiago de Chile, São Luís, Teresina, Vitória | 2C |
Gol Airlines operated by Varig | Aruba, Barbados, Caracas, Punta Cana, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão | 2C |
Iberia | Barcelona, Madrid | 1A |
KLM | Amsterdam | 1A |
Korean Air | Los Angeles, Seoul-Incheon | 1A |
LAN Airlines | Santiago de Chile | 2D |
LAN Argentina | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque | 2D |
LAN Perú | Lima | 2D |
Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich | 2D |
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Cuiabá, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Ji-Paraná, Juazeiro do Norte, Palmas, Ribeirão Preto, Rondonópolis, Salvador da Bahia, São José do Rio Preto, Uberlândia | 2C |
PLUNA | Montevideo Seasonal: Punta del Este |
2C |
Qatar Airways | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Doha | 2D |
Singapore Airlines | Barcelona, Singapore | 1A |
Sol del Paraguay | Asunción [begins February 15] | |
South African Airways | Johannesburg | 2D |
Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich | 2D |
TAAG Angola Airlines | Luanda | 2D |
TACA Perú | Lima | 2D |
TAM Airlines | Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Boa Vista, Brasília, Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campo Grande, Caracas, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz de Iguaçu, Frankfurt, Goiânia, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Lima, London-Heathrow, Londrina, Maceió, Madrid, Manaus, Mexico City, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Montevideo, Natal, New York-JFK, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santiago de Chile, São José do Rio Preto, São Luís, Vitória | 1B |
TAM Airlines Paraguay | Asunción, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Ciudad del Este | 1B |
TAP Portugal | Lisbon, Porto | 2D |
TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Araçatuba, Araxá, Bauru/Arealva, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Cascavel, Criciúma, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Foz do Iguaçu, Gov. Valadares, Ipatinga, Joinville, Juiz de Fora-Serrinha, Londrina, Manaus, Marília, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Presidente Prudente, Recife, Rondonópolis, Salvador da Bahia, São José do Rio Preto, Uberlândia, Varginha, Vitória | 1A |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 2D |
United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | 1A |
United Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | 2D |
Webjet | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Foz do Iguaçu, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia | 1A |
Whitejets a | Bariloche, Cancún, Maceió, Natal, Orlando, Porto Seguro, Punta Cana, Recife |
a.^ Airline operating charter flights.
Airlines | Destinations |
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ABSA | Fortaleza, Manaus, Miami, Recife |
Rio Linhas Aéreas | Brasília, Manaus, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia |
Total Linhas Aéreas | Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre |
VarigLog | Manaus |
The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown São Paulo.
The airport has its own highway system: Rodovia Hélio Smidt Highway which connects the airport to Presidente Dutra Highway or Ayrton Senna Highway. Residents of Guarulhos can access the road via Monteiro Lobato Avenue.
Bus transportation is available through the Airport Bus Service, an executive bus line, administered by EMTU and operated by Consórcio Internorte - Área 3. This service provides transportation connecting: Guarulhos to Congonhas airport; to Tietê Bus Terminal; to Palmeiras-Barra Funda Intermodal Terminal, to Faria Lima Ave.; To Republica Square (Praça da República) , To Berrini Ave. Itaim Bibi district; and to the circuit of hotels along Paulista Avenue and Rua Augusta. The ride takes about one hour, depending on traffic.[18] At Guarulhos Airport, tickets can be purchased at the counter located outside the lounge of the Terminal 1, Wing B's arrivals level. If picking up the bus from a location not serviced by a counter, passage can be paid to the driver upon boarding. One-way fare as of December 2011 is around R$30.
Pássaro Marron/EMTU, a syndicate of the Internorte Consortium, offers two regular bus lines, 257 and 299, connecting Tatuapé subway station (Linha Vermelha) with Guarulhos Airport every 30 minutes. It is usually worth your while to wait for the faster 257. At Tatuapé, both buses can be picked up on the street level: turn left (toward Terminal Norte) after passing through the Metrô turnstile, continue along the overpass, and then head down the first stairway on the left. At the airport, the stop for both buses is on the median of the Arrivals-level road connecting Terminals 1 and 2. As of December 1, 2011, one-way fare on either bus costs R$4.05 and can be paid to the driver in cash upon boarding. Ticket counters for this service can be found at the Arrivals areas of both Terminals 1 and 2.
Gol Airlines and TAM Airlines offer for their passengers free bus transfers between Guarulhos and Congonhas airports at regular times.[19][20]
Viação Cometa offers daily departures to and from the airport and the cities of Santos, São Vicente, and Praia Grande.
Caprioli Turismo operates buses between the airport to the city of Campinas daily.
Pássaro Marron offers bus service to São José dos Campos with departures every two hours.
Viação Transdutra offers a line connecting the city of Arujá directly to the airport.
Taxi stands are located outside each of the two terminals on the Arrivals level. It is recommended that travelers use one of the airport taxi companies operated by Guarucoop, a cooperative of taxi drivers servicing Guarulhos Airport. Credit cards are accepted at the Guarucoop stand. As of December 2011, a ride to Avenida Paulista costs around R$100.
São Paulo Airport Transfers offers transfer services for passengers requiring meet & greet and higher quality vehicles.
Transfer times to popular destinations such as Jardins and Avenida Paulista can take up to two hours during peak traffic, or about 45 minutes in early morning or late evening.
There are car rental facilities at the airport.
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL1,489.5 million (USD784.7 million; EUR549.8 million) investment plan to upgrade Guarulhos International Airport, focusing on preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, São Paulo being one of the venue cities. The investment will be distributed as follows:[21]
Central to this investment plan is Terminal 3, which is projected to add 12 million passenger capacity to the 17 million of the existing two terminals. Plans for a third runway were pronounced to be "technically impracticable" and were cancelled in January 2008.
A train service development and construction has also been given high priority. This include an Airport Express Line linking the airport to downtown São Paulo and a Rio–São Paulo high-speed rail connecting Guarulhos to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão and Campinas-Viracopos airports.[22]
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