São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport

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São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro
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IATA: GRUICAO: SBGR
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Invepar-ACSA
Serves São Paulo
Location Guarulhos, Brazil
Opened 1985
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 750 m / 2,459 ft
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Website www.gru.com.br
Map
Location in São Paulo State
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09R/27L 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
09L/27R 3,700 12,139 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 39,537,000[1]
Aircraft operations 304,586[1]
Metric tonnes of cargo 339,828[1]
Economic & social impact $3.4 billion & 154.1 thousand[2]
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São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (IATA: GRUICAO: SBGR), popularly known locally as Cumbica Airport after the district where it is located and the Brazilian Air Force base that still exists at the airport complex, is the main international airport serving São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the municipality of Guarulhos in Greater São Paulo. Since November 28, 2001 the airport has been named after André Franco Montoro (1916–1999), former Governor of São Paulo state.[6] The airport was rebranded as GRU Airport in 2012.[7]

In Brazil the airport was ranked first in terms of transported passengers, aircraft operations, and cargo handled in 2012, placing it as the busiest airport in Latin America by passenger traffic (39,573,000 in 2014).[1] Guarulhos has slot restrictions, operating with a maximum of 45 operations/hour[8] and being one of the five airports with such restrictions in Brazil (the others are São Paulo-Congonhas, Brasília, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha and Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont).[9]

Since 2012, the airport has been operated by a consortium composed of Invepar S/A, Airports Company South Africa, and Infraero.[10] Some of its facilities are shared with the São Paulo Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

The Tropic of Capricorn goes directly through the southern tip of the airport.[11]

Control tower.

History

On June 6, 1967, in response to 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 three runways and four 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 covered 13.86 square kilometres (3,425 acres), of which 5 square kilometres (1,200 acres) is urbanized area.

Construction of Terminal 3, capable of handling 12 million passengers per year, had been planned since 2001 but due to a myriad of political and economic problems, the actual construction didn't begin until 2011.

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.[3]

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, would undergo renovations and adaptations for use as domestic passenger terminals with remote boarding. This new terminal is now called Terminal 4 (T4).[12] The first phase of the renovations, comprising the former VASP terminal, opened on February 8, 2012,[13][14] and the second phase, comprising the former Transbrasil terminal,was opened in June 2013. Contrary to what was announced before, T4 will be permanent. Webjet was the first airline to use the new facility.[15] The new terminal, in its first phase, increased the capacity of the airport in 5.5 million passengers/year and, in the second phase it will increase to 8 million passengers/year. In total, Guarulhos will then be able to handle 28.5 million passengers/year.[16]

Following a decision made on April 26, 2011 by the Federal Government for private companies being granted concessions to explore some Infraero airports,[17] on February 6, 2012, the administration of the airport was conceded, for 20 years, to the Consortium Invepar-ACSA composed by the Brazilian Invepar, an Investments and Funds Society (90%) and the South African ACSA – Airports Company South Africa (10%).[18] Infraero, the state-run organization, will remain with 49% of the shares of the company incorporated for the administration.[19][20]

Facilities

GRU has two parallel runways. Runway 9R/27L is 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide, while Runway 9L/27R is 3,700 metres (12,140 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide.[21] The field elevation at the airport is 750 metres (2,459 ft) above mean sea level.[22] There are high-speed exit taxiways on both runways that allow for traffic to depart the runway at higher speed to allow better efficiency for landing and takeoff traffic. Right now, there is an average of 650 takeoff and landing operations at the airport.[4]

There are two navigational aids that GRU traffic uses. The Bonsucesso very high frequency omnidirectional range with distance measuring equipment (VOR-DME) is located 9.1 kilometres; 5.6 miles (4.9 nmi) to the east of GRU.[21] The terminal is split into two: TPS1 and TPS2.[23] There are two main terminals with piers coming out of each one. Because the two are connected, transferring between the two is easy. There are about 260 check-in counters and 370 companies established there, generating about 53,000 jobs.[23]

Future developments

File:T3 Cumbica Interior.jpg
Interior of Terminal 3

Infraero unveiled a R$ 1,489.5 million (US$784.7 USD million; €549.8 EUR million) investment plan to upgrade Guarulhos International Airport, focusing on preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics in 2016. The investment was supposed to be used as follows:[24]

  • Construction of additional taxiways. Cost: R$ 19M. Completion: April 2016.
  • Enlargement of apron and taxiways. Cost: R$370,5M. Completion: May 2016.
  • Construction of passenger Terminal 3. Cost: R$1,100M. Completed: March 2014. Opened for Star Alliance airlines in May.

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 decided to be "technically impracticable" and were cancelled in January 2008.

However, the former concessionary, Infraero, experienced many legal and bureaucratic difficulties, which prevented most (if any) of these improvements from being completed on schedule. As of April 2013, the new concessionary unveiled a new expansion project, which included the new Terminal 3 (with a different design than the one proposed by Infraero), the widening of the main runway in order to enable operations by the new Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8, and several other improvements in the existing terminals and parking area.

The terminal is now officially open and all Star alliance airlines are in terminal 3 as well as many other overseas carriers. International flights by TAM also use the facitity.

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.[25]

Statistics

Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Passengers 39,573,000 36,460,923 32,177,594 29,964,108 26,849,185 21,727,649 20,997,813 19,560,963 16,580,842 16,855,026 12,940,193
Cargo (t) 339,828 343,784 448,274 465,255 384,587 351,788 425,884 424,157 419,848 470,944 435,594
Busiest international routes by seat capacity (2013)[26]
Ranking City Seats Companies serving the route
1 Argentina Buenos Aires 2,398,905 Aerolíneas Argentinas, Austral Líneas Aéreas, Gol Transportes Aéreos, LAN Argentina, Qatar Airways, TAM Airlines, Turkish Airlines
2 United States Miami 1,207,985 American Airlines, Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAM Airlines
3 United States New York 1,038,618 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, TAM Airlines, United Airlines (Newark)
4 Chile Santiago 996,494 Gol Transportes Aéreos, LAN Airlines, Sky Airline, TAM Airlines
5 France Paris 592,504 Air France, TAM Airlines
6 Spain Madrid 579,912 Air China, Air Europa, Iberia, TAM Airlines
7 Peru Lima 539,130 LAN Perú, Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAM Airlines
8 Germany Frankfurt 503,538 Lufthansa, TAM Airlines
9 United Kingdom London 502,288 British Airways, TAM Airlines
10 Uruguay Montevideo 497,444 Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAM Airlines
11 Panama Panama City 452,600 Copa Airlines
12 Colombia Bogota 415,474 Avianca, LAN Colombia
13 Mexico Mexico City 385,690 Aeroméxico, TAM Airlines
14 Portugal Lisbon 369,659 TAP Portugal
15 Paraguay Asuncion 353,576 TAM Airlines Paraguay
16 United States Orlando 316,672 Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAM Airlines
Busiest intercontinental routes at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (2014) - ANAC[27]
Rank City Passengers
1 Spain Madrid 620,285
2 France Paris 569,928
3 Germany Frankfurt 449,666
4 United Kingdom London 435,757
5 Portugal Lisbon 272,263
6 Netherlands Amsterdam 247,327
7 United Arab Emirates Dubai 204,209
8 Italy Rome 203,784
9 South Africa Johannesburg 202,503
10 Germany Munich 170,608
11 Switzerland Zurich 159,368
12 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 145,433
13 Qatar Doha 132,822
14 Italy Milan 139,396
15 Turkey Istanbul 114,095
16 Angola Luanda 69,088
17 Spain Barcelona 55,999
18 Portugal Porto 48,207
19 Ethiopia Addis Ababa 28,901
20 South Korea Seoul 23,626
21 Morocco Casablanca 21,342
22 China Beijing 17,408
23 Singapore Singapore 11,992
24 Togo Lomé 6,409

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations Terminal/Wing
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Seasonal: Bariloche
2
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas
Buenos Aires–Aeroparque 2
Aeroméxico Mexico City 2
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson 3
Air China Beijing–Capital, Madrid 3
Air Europa Madrid 2
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle 3
Alas Uruguay Montevideo 2
Alitalia Rome–Fiumicino 3
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–JFK 3
Avianca Bogotá 2
Avianca Brazil Aracaju, Brasília, Campo Grande, Chapecó, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Juazeiro do Norte, Natal, Passo Fundo, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia 2
Avianca Peru Lima 2
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Belo Horizonte–Pampulha, Brasília, Cascavel, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Ilhéus, Joinville, Juiz de Fora, Londrina, Manaus, Maringá, Navegantes, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, Uberlândia, Vitória, Ribeirão Preto, Uberlândia, Fortaleza(19/03/16) 1
Boliviana de Aviación Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru 2
British Airways London–Heathrow 3
Copa Airlines Panama City 2
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Detroit, New York–JFK, Orlando 2
Emirates Dubai–International 3
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa 2
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi 3
Gol Transportes Aéreos Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Brasília, Campo Grande, Caxias do Sul, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Juazeiro do Norte, Londrina, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Maringá, Natal, Navegantes, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís, Teresina, Vitória 2
Gol Transportes Aéreos Aruba, Asunción, Barbados, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Caracas, Cordoba, Havana, Mendoza, Montevideo, Punta Cana, Santiago de Chile, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru, Tobago, Havana
Seasonal: Miami, Orlando
2
Iberia Madrid 3
KLM Amsterdam 3
Korean Air Los Angeles, Seoul–Incheon 3
LAN Airlines Milan-Malpensa, Santiago de Chile 3
LAN Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza 3
LAN Colombia Bogotá 3
LAN Perú Lima 3
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich 3
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Cascavel, Ribeirão Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Três Lagoas, Uberlândia, Vitória da Conquista 1
Qatar Airways Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Doha 3
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca 2
Singapore Airlines Barcelona, Singapore 3
Sky Airline Santiago de Chile (ends 29 February 2016)[28] 2
South African Airways Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo 3
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich 3
TAAG Angola Airlines Luanda 2
TAM Airlines Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Joinville, Londrina, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Navegantes, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São José do Rio Preto, São Luís, Vitória 2
TAM Airlines Barcelona, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Bogotá (resumes 19 January 2016),[29] Cancún, Caracas, Córdoba, Frankfurt, Lima, London–Heathrow, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Montevideo, New York–JFK, Orlando-International, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Punta del Este, Rosario, Santiago de Chile, Toronto–Pearson 3
TAM Airlines Paraguay Asunción, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Ciudad del Este 3
TAP Portugal Lisbon, Porto 3
Turkish Airlines Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Istanbul–Atatürk 3
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles 3

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
ABSA Cargo Airline Belém–Val de Cans, Brasília, Fortaleza, Manaus, Miami, Recife
Avianca Cargo Bogota
Rio Linhas Aéreas Brasília, Cuiabá, Manaus, Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia
TAM Cargo Brasília, Fortaleza, Manaus, Recife
Total Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte–Confins, Curitiba–Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Salvador da Bahia

Accidents and incidents

  • On 28 January 1986, a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registered PP-SME flying from Guarulhos to Belo Horizonte unknowingly tried to take-off from Guarulhos,during foggy conditions, from a taxiway. The take-off was aborted, but the aircraft overran, collided with a dyke and broke in two. One passenger died.[30]
  • On 21 March 1989, a Transbrasil cargo Boeing 707-349C registered PT-TCS operating flight 801, flying from Manaus to São Paulo-Guarulhos, crashed at the district of Vila Barros in Guarulhos, shortly before touch-down at runway 09R. That day, at 12:00, the runway was going to be closed for maintenance and the crew decided to speed up procedures to touch-down before closure (it was already 11:54). In a hurry, one of the crew members, by mistake, activated the air-dynamic brakes, and the aircraft lost too much speed to have enough aerodynamic support (resulting in a stall). As a consequence the aircraft crashed approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the airport. There were 25 fatalities, of which three were crew members and 22 were civilians on the ground. As well as the 22 fatalities, there were also over 100 injured on the ground.[31]
  • On 2 March 1996, a Madrid Táxi Aéreo Gates Learjet 25D registered PT-LSD transporting the Brazilian comedy rock band Mamonas Assassinas crashed into Cantareira mountain range, located north of the airport, at 23:16 local time killing all 9 passengers on board. The aircraft was on final approach to land on the runway 09R, but went around. As it flew toward the runway for a second attempt to land, the ATC instructed the pilots to make a right turn heading south, but they turned north (left) and crashed into the mountain range at 3,300 feet (1,000 m), 10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the airport.
  • On 14 September 2002, a Total Linhas Aéreas ATR42-312 registered PT-MTS on a cargo flight between São Paulo-Guarulhos and Londrina crashed while en route near Paranapanema. The crew of 2 died.[32]

Access

File:Aeroporto de Cumbica - Terminal 3.jpg
External view of Terminal 3.
File:GRU at dawn.jpg
Guarulhos Airport at dawn.
File:AeroportoGuarulhos Bus.jpg
Bus service to the city.

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

Car

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. Taxi stands are located outside each of the two terminals on the Arrivals level; inside there are car rental agency representatives.

Bus

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.[33] At the airport, tickets can be purchased at the counter located outside the lounge of the Terminal 1, Wing B's arrivals level.

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. At Tatuapé, both buses can be picked up on the street level. At the airport, the stop for both buses is on the median of the Arrivals-level road connecting Terminals 1 and 2.

Gol Airlines and TAM Airlines offer for their passengers free bus transfers between Guarulhos and Congonhas airports at regular times.[34][35]

Viação Cometa offers daily departures to and from the airport and the cities of Santos, Sorocaba, São Vicente, and Praia Grande.[36] Lirabus operates daily buses between the airport and Campinas. Pássaro Marron offers bus services to São José dos Campos with departures every two hours. Viação Transdutra connects the airport with the city of Arujá.

Rail

Currently, there is no rail access to Guarulhos. Line 13 of the São Paulo's suburban rail system, the CPTM, is under construction and was expected to begin operating in 2015.[37]

See also

References

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