Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 (Law 5,862/1972) and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated 2,290,950 take-offs and landings. It manages 66 airports, which represent 97% of the regular air carriage activity in Brazil, 81 Air Navigation Stations and 32 Cargo Logistics Terminals. Present all over Brazil the company employs approximately 23 thousand effective and subcontracted workers, nationwide. It is headquartered in the Infraero Building in Brasília, Federal District.[1]
Investments
The company implements a workplan which covers practically all airports managed by it and which generates over 50 thousand jobs all over Brazil. The Brazilian airport infrastructure, which may match to the international standards, is being updated to meet the next years demand.
The works are performed with the company's own revenue, mainly generated by the air cargo storage and custom duty, granting of commercial areas in the airports, boarding, landing and stay tariffs, and rendering of communication and air navigation auxiliary services.
On 9 October 2009, it was announced that Infraero will invest in airports abroad: Infraero was invited by the Government of Paraguay to administer Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción and invited to participate in the privatization of Ruzyně Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, among other investments.[2]
On March 4, 2010, the Federal Government of Brazil announced that it would adopt the model of concession to airports. For this reason Infraero would become a concessionary rather than an administrator of the airports that it currently operates. The main consequence is the fact that Infraero will be able to open its capital and obtain resources necessary for infra-structure investiments.[3] Another consequence is that municipal or state governments would have it easier to change concessionaries, such as the intention announced on 28 August 2009 by Rosinha Matheus, the Mayor of Campos dos Goytacazes, who requested Infraero the transfer of the administration of Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport to the Municipality. The Minister of Defense, to whom Infraero is subordinate, already announced being in favor of the transfer.[4]
Concessions
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 commercially explore some Infraero airports in exchange for the implementation of those works. Listed airports include São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport, Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, Campinas – Viracopos International Airport, and later Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves International Airport and Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport.[5] 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 negotiations are expected to be concluded on the first half of 2012.[6]
The first concessionary airport is Natal – São Gonçalo do Amarante International Airport, still in construction.[7] On August 22, 2011 its concession was won by Inframérica Consortium, formed by the Brazilian Engineering Group Engevix and the Argentinean Group Corporación América, which already operates airports in Argentina, Armenia, Ecuador, Italy, Peru, and Uruguay.[8] After the signature of the contract of concession, works of the passenger and cargo terminals will start. Inframérica Consortium has 3 years to build the terminals and will be authorized to commercially explore the facility for 25 years (with one possible 5-year extension). The Brazilian Government via Infraero, as per agreement prior to the auction, will be responsible to complete the works of runway, taxiways, apron and control tower. This airport is the only in the concessions program in which Infraero will hold no participation.
Saturation levels
Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011 Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. According to the list:[9]
Airports critically saturated, operating above 85% of their capacity
- Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
- Cuiabá/Várzea Grande – Mal. Rondon International Airport
- São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport
Airports requiring attention, operating between 70% and 85% of their capacity
- Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves International Airport
- Campinas – Viracopos International Airport
- Curitiba – Afonso Pena International Airport
- Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport
Airports with good situation, operating with less than 70% of their capacity
- Manaus – Eduardo Gomes International Airport
- Porto Alegre – Salgado Filho International Airport
- Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport
- Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
- Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Investments related to the 2014 FIFA World Cup
On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled an ambitious BRL5.3 billion (USD2.8 billion; EUR2.0 billion) investment plan to upgrade airports of ten cities focusing mainly the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, and for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro. Of the twelve cities that will hold venues, ten will receive major investments. Natal – Augusto Severo International Airport and Salvador – Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport were excluded because their upgrade works have been recently completed.[10]
The investments will be distributed as follows (in BRL million):
On going works
Belo Horizonte
- Pampulha/Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport
- New control tower. Value 5.6. Completion: originally November 2010; post-poned to the end of 2012[11]
- Upgrade of general aviation hangars. Value 1.2. Completion: July 2013
- Enlargement of the apron. Value 1.6. Completion: July 2013
- Tancredo Neves International Airport (Confins)
- Parking. Value 6.8. Completion: Completed in July 2010[12]
- 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
Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
- Enlargement of apron and taxiways. Value 34.5. Completion: April 2011
- Renovation of the existing passenger terminal. Value 22.5. Completion: November 2011
- Enlargement of the passenger terminal. Value 439.0. Completion: April 2013
- Parking. Value 18.8. Completion: April 2014
Campinas/São Paulo – Viracopos International Airport
- Construction of the second runway. Value 314.0. Completion: April 2013
- Construction of phase 1 of a new passenger terminal. Value 2,500.0. Completion: May 2015
Cuiabá – Marechal Rondon International Airport
- Renovation of passenger terminal, parking and access to the airport. Value 30.9. Completion: October 2012
Curitiba – Afonso Pena International Airport
- Enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways. Value 30.0. Completion: March 2011
Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport
- Renovation and enlargement of passenger terminal, apron, and parking. Value 525.0. Completion: November 2013
Manaus – Eduardo Gomes International Airport
- Enlargement of apron and existing runway. Construction of second runway. Value 600.0. Completion: July 2013
- Enlargement and renovation of the passenger terminal. Value 193.5. Completion: December 2013
Porto Alegre – Salgado Filho International Airport
- Extension of the runway. Value 122.0. Completion: July 2012
Rio de Janeiro
- Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
- Renovation of passenger terminal 1. Value 314.9. Completion: February 2011
- Completion and renovation of passenger terminal 2. Value 284.0. Completion: May 2012
- Construction of further parking. Value 220.0. Completion: May 2013
- Santos Dumont Airport
- Completion of the renovation of the passenger arrivals terminal. Value 152.2. Completion: November 2011
São Paulo
- Congonhas Airport
- New control tower. Value 11.9. Completion: January 2010 (work not yet completed in August 2011)
- Renovation of the apron. Value 20.6. Completion: January 2012
- Conclusion of the renovation on the south portion of the passenger terminal. Value 67.1. Completion: October 2012
- Renovation of the north portion of the passenger terminal. Value 65.1. Completion: October 2014
- Guarulhos/Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport
- Construction of further taxiways. Value 19.0. Completion: April 2011 (work not yet completed in August 2011)
- Enlargement of apron and taxiways. Value 370.5. Completion: July 2011 (work not yet completed in August 2011)
- Construction of the passenger terminal 3. Value 1,100.0. Completion: March 2014
Completed Work
Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport
- Conclusion of the passenger terminal renovation with installation of another 8 jetways. Value: 8.75. Completed in July 2011[13]
List of airports administered by Infraero
The following airports are administered by Infraero:[14]
Top 10
In 2010 those were the top 10 airports according to number of transported passengers, metric tonnes of cargo handled (excluding mail), and number of aircraft operations (domestic and international combined):[15]
Number of transported passengers
- 1 – São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport - 26,849,185
- 2 – São Paulo – Congonhas Airport - 15,499,462
- 3 – Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport - 14,347,061
- 4 – Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport - 12,337,944
- 5 – Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport - 7,822,848
- 6 – Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport- 7,696,307
- 7 – Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves International Airport - 7,261,064
- 8 – Porto Alegre – Salgado Filho International Airport - 6,676,216
- 9 – Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport- 5,958,982
- 10 – Curitiba – Afonso Pena International Airport - 5,774,615
Metric tonnes of cargo handled (excluding mail)
- 1 – São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport - 384,587
- 2 – Campinas – Viracopos International Airport - 263,784
- 3 – Manaus – Eduardo Gomes International Airport - 158,369
- 4 – Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport- 79,745
- 5 – Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport - 49,692
- 6 – Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport- 44,876
- 7 – Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport - 39,196
- 8 – Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport - 36,559
- 9 – Curitiba – Afonso Pena International Airport - 26,691
- 10 – São Paulo – Congonhas Airport - 24,039
Number of aircraft operations
- 1 – São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport - 250,493
- 2 – São Paulo – Congonhas Airport - 204,943
- 3 – Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport - 176,326
- 4 – Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport - 126,515
- 5 – São Paulo – Campo de Marte Airport - 123,009
- 6 – Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport - 122,945
- 7 – Salvador – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport - 114,946
- 8 – Porto Alegre – Salgado Filho International Airport - 90,625
- 9 – Curitiba – Afonso Pena International Airport - 88,217
- 10 – Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves International Airport - 84,851
Other Brazilian Airports
Many Brazilian airports are not operated by Infraero. They are mostly civil facilities of relative importance and are under government (public) responsibility. In those cases Infraero does not exert any power. They can be operated by:
- Organizations directly related to State administration, such as in:
- Rio Grande do Sul – DAP
- São Paulo – DAESP
- Transportation Secretariats or semi-independent public organizations related to Municipal administration, with the support of State administration, such as in:
- Paraná – Aeroportos do Paraná (SETR)
Furthermore, Infraero does not have any control or responsibility over Brazilian military bases which are entirely operated by the Air Force or Navy Commands of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. One of those Air Force Bases has a civilian terminal with scheduled operations:
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References
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- ^ "Infraero em expansão no país e no exterior". Valor Econômico. 9 October 2009. http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/brasil/89/5863757/infraero-em-expansao-no-pais-e-no-exterior. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ Romero, Cristiano; Costa, Raymundo (4 February 2010). "Governo adota modelo de concessão para aeroportos". Valor Econômico. http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/caderno_a/83/6088284/governo-adota-modelo--de-concessao-para-aeroportos&scrollX=0&scrollY=0&tamFonte.
- ^ Note about the intention of change of airport administrator Jornal do Brasil, 28 August 2009
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- ^ Guimarães, Ligia (22 August 2011). "Consórcio Inframérica vence leilão de aeroporto São Gonçalo do Amarante" (in Portuguese). G1. http://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2011/08/consorcio-inframerica-vence-leilao-de-aeroporto-sao-goncalo-do-amarante.html. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Salomon, Marta; Monteiro, Tânia (19 May 2011). "Governo muda critério de avaliação e 'melhora' desempenho de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). O Estado de São Paulo. http://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/economia+brasil,governo-muda-criterio-de-avaliacao-e-'melhora-desempenho-de-aeroportos,not_67673,0.htm. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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- ^ "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.
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