Greater Natal International Airport

São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Inframérica
Serves Natal
Location São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil
Opened May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31)
Coordinates 05°46′05″S 035°22′34″W / 5.76806°S 35.37611°W / -5.76806; -35.37611Coordinates: 05°46′05″S 035°22′34″W / 5.76806°S 35.37611°W / -5.76806; -35.37611
Website Inframerica NAT
Map
NAT

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,000 9,842 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 2,316,349 Decrease 10.4%
Aircraft Operations 18,553 Decrease 18.0%
Metric tonnes of cargo 12,077 Increase 10.8%
Sources: Airport Website,[1] ANAC[2]

Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (IATA: NAT, ICAO: SBSG) is an airport in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil. It serves Natal and its metropolitan area.[3]

The airport is administrated by Consortium Inframérica

History

Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, is a new airport complex in São Gonçalo do Amarante near Natal, Brazil,[4] built to replace Augusto Severo International Airport. Planning for the airport started in 2007 envisioning concepts of an intermodal airport, focusing both on passenger and cargo transportation.[5] The complex is expected to have the highest aircraft traffic in the Northeast.[6]

On May 12, 2011, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) released a document opening the concession of the airport to private entrepreneurs.[7] The auction to choose the winner took place on August 22, 2011.[8] The winner was an Inframérica Consortium, formed by the Brazilian Engineering Group Engevix (50%) and the Argentinean Group Corporación América (50%).[9][10]

After the signature of the contract of concession, works of the passenger and cargo terminals started. Inframérica Consortium had 3 years to build the terminals and is authorized to commercially explore the facility for 25 years (with one possible 5-year extension). Differently from other Infraero airports in process of privatization, in which Infraero retains 49% of the shares, in the case of Natal Consórcio Inframérica got 100% of the shares.

On February 6, 2012 Consortium Inframérica also won the concession of Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport.[11] The airport was opened for operations on May 31, 2014, when airlines moved their domestic operations to this facility. International operations were moved a few days later.[12] The airport is the first airport in Brazil operated by a private sector company.[13]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Avianca Brazil Brasília, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas, Fernando de Noronha, Recife
Gol Airlines Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos
TAP Portugal Lisbon (ends 10 September 2017; resumes 30 October 2017)

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Lufthansa Cargo Dakar, Frankfurt

Statistics

Busiest domestic routes from NAT (2016)[14]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 São Paulo-Guarulhos, SP 348,584 Avianca Brazil, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil
2 Brasília, DF 238,649 Avianca Brazil, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil
3 Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, RJ 229,793 Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil
4 Recife, PE 69,423 Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines
5 Fortaleza, CE 63,588 Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil
6 Campinas, SP 52,080 Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines
7 São Paulo-Congonhas, SP 36,176 GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil
8 Belo Horizonte-Confins, MG 25,270 Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil
9 Salvador, BA 23,840 Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines
10 Fernando de Noronha, PE 14,477 Azul Brazilian Airlines
Busiest international routes from NAT (2016)[14]
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Lisbon, Portugal 36,926 TAP Portugal, Hi Fly
2 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Argentina 6,681 GOL Airlines
3 Milan-Malpensa, Italy 4,690 Meridiana
4 Sal, Cape Verde 465 TACV

Access

The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Natal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Inframérica.
  2. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  3. ↑ "Lei n 12.920 de 24 de dezembro de 2013" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nelson Tavares diz que aeroporto de São Gonçalo fica pronto até 2014" (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ Larissa, Karla (July 15, 2007). "ZPE: desenvolvimento econômico do agronegócio a alta tecnologia" (in Portuguese). Nominuto.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Estudo de viablidade do aeroporto será concluído em 6 meses" (in Portuguese). Nominuto.com. January 12, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Regulatory Model: Concession of São Gonçalo do Amarante International Airport" (PDF). ANAC. June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Comissão de licitação: Comunicado n. 20/2011" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ Guimarães, Ligia (August 22, 2011). "Consórcio Inframérica vence leilão de aeroporto São Gonçalo do Amarante" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ Pupo, Fábio (August 23, 2011). "Engevix leva aeroporto e já olha novos terminais" (in Portuguese). ValorOnline. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  11. ↑ Rittner, Daniel (February 7, 2012). "Cumbica, Viracopos e Brasília são privatizados" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Veja fotos do aeroporto de São Gonçalo do Amarante" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Primeiro aeroporto privado está em Natal" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Dados Estatísticos".
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