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Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Congonhas/São Paulo

IATA: CGH – ICAO: SBSP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Location São Paulo
Elevation AMSL 802 m / 2,631 ft
Coordinates 23°37′40″S 46°39′15″W / -23.62778, -46.65417
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17R/35L 1,940 6,365 Asphalt
17L/35R 1,435 4,708 Asphalt

Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport or Congonhas Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO: SBSP) is one of São Paulo's three commercial airports, situated 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the city downtown at Washington Luís Avenue, in Campo Belo district. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Infraero is a Brazilian Government corporation created in 1970 and responsible for administering the main Brazilian commercial airports The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa ( October 26, 1869 - August 4, 1957) was a Brazilian politician It is owned by the City of São Paulo and managed by Infraero. Infraero is a Brazilian Government corporation created in 1970 and responsible for administering the main Brazilian commercial airports In 2007, it was the busiest airport in Brazil in terms of aircraft movements and the second busiest in terms of passengers, handling 205,130 aircraft movements and 15,244,401 passengers [1]. The following is a list of Brazil's busiest airports by aircraft movements (how busy the runways are and passengers traffic (how busy the terminals are |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

Contents

History

The airport's name came from a plant that used to be common in the area where the airport was built. The airport was initially planned in 1919, but it did not open until September 12, 1936. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. By 1957, the airport was the third busiest in the world for cargo and freight. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, The passenger terminal's central hall is considered one of the most outstanding examples of modern architecture in São Paulo. This article is concerned with architectural aspects of Modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture see Contemporary architecture. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world However, modernizing and enlargement works conducted at the terminal from 2003 onwards, while trying to preserve the look of the older, historic section, still made the latter lose much of its former character.

Congonhas Airport is the main hub of Brazil's largest airlines: TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas), Gol Transportes Aéreos and Varig. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld TAM Airlines ( Portuguese: TAM Linhas Aéreas) the Southern Hemisphere 's largest Airline; is based in São Paulo and operates scheduled Gol Transportes Aéreos is a an airline based in São Paulo, Brazil. VRG Linhas Aéreas SA, Operating as VARIG (an acronym for V iação A érea RI o G randense is the Brazilian

Importance to the city

The classic but highly modified modern-architecture Congonhas Airport terminal central hall
The classic but highly modified modern-architecture Congonhas Airport terminal central hall
Queues at Congonhas Airport
Queues at Congonhas Airport

Congonhas was São Paulo's main airport until 1985, when São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport was built because of congestion at Congonhas and because the latter's short runways could not handle the large aircraft required for long-haul flights. This article is concerned with architectural aspects of Modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture see Contemporary architecture. São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, also known as Cumbica International Airport, is a major Brazilian airport the In Aviation, the flight length is defined as the time airborne during a flight

In spite of that, Congonhas Airport continues to be important to the city for regional and short-distance domestic flights. Given the concentration of Brazil's economy in the Central-Southern region, where São Paulo is located, such flights make up the greatest share of the country's domestic air traffic. Therefore, even after Guarulhos International Airport was opened, Congonhas continued to face congestion problems (and still does), regarding both the number of passengers and the number of flight operations. This article is about passengers in commercial transportation for other uses see Passenger (disambiguation A passenger is a term broadly used Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of In spite of continuing modernization works, it is a small and outdated airport for today's standards, and its relatively short runways cannot be extended because of the sheer urban growth of São Paulo, which has completely surrounded and engulfed the airport.

Indeed, the view from the landing approach to Congonhas can be spectacular, with the airplane flying very low over massive clusters of tall skyscrapers, especially when the plane approaches from the north. It is the short distance from downtown and from the major business areas of Paulista, Faria Lima and Luís Carlos Berrini avenues that still makes Congonhas a favorite of passengers, especially business travelers, much in the same way as Ronald Reagan National Airport next to Washington, D.C. and LaGuardia Airport in New York. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district of Washington Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D LaGuardia Airport (ləˈɡwɑɹdiə is an airport located in Queens County on Long Island in the The City of New York. The City of New York

Former international operations

The airport still keeps the "International" designation in its official name, and until the 1980s it did operate direct international flights to neighbouring countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia, as well as intercontinental flights through connections at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport better known as Galeão International Airport is Rio de Janeiro 's major international However, since the opening of Guarulhos Airport, international flights are no longer operated (or even allowed) at Congonhas.

With a much longer runway and better weather conditions, Viracopos International Airport was the main international airport serving São Paulo until 1985, but its very distant location in Campinas, 100 km (62 miles) from downtown São Paulo, made it very inconvenient for passengers and airlines - so much that most international passengers preferred to board instead a flight from Congonhas Airport to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão (or vice versa), connecting with their international flights there. Viracopos/Campinas International Airport is an international Airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Campinas (kɐ̃ːˈpinɐs is a city and county ( município) located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. At that time, Viracopos even appeared on the Guinness Book of Records as the farthest airport from the city it allegedly served (a dubious title that now probably rests with Gonggar Airport, which lies at about the same distance from Lhasa, Tibet). Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Lhasa Gonggar Airport (拉萨贡嘎机场 is an airport that serves the city of Lhasa, Tibet, People’s Republic of China. Lhasa, ( in English l̥ʰásə or in Tibetan; Chinese: 拉萨 Pinyin: Lāsà sometimes spelled Lasa, is the administrative capital of the Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European

Today, Guarulhos Airport handles all international passenger traffic to and from São Paulo, but Viracopos remains the second busiest Brazilian airport for cargo operations, both domestic and international. It also has some domestic passenger traffic, catering to the local market of the prosperous Campinas region.

Safety concerns

Workers adding grooves to the main runway at Congonhas Airport in 2007
Workers adding grooves to the main runway at Congonhas Airport in 2007

The airport has been troubled by slippery runways and has had several accidents where water accumulation has been a significant factor (most notably, the one involving TAM Brazilian Airlines Flight 3054 in July 2007). TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (JJ 3054 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. Although the main runway was repaved in June 2007, its new rainwater drainage grooves were only finished in September 2007. The approach path over densely populated areas causes noise and raises further safety concerns.

The largest aircraft now operating at Congonhas are the Boeing 737-800 (Gol and Varig) and the Airbus A320 (TAM). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout However, in the past the airport used to have operations with Boeing 767 and Airbus A300 wide-body aircraft, by the now-defunct airlines Transbrasil, VASP and Cruzeiro. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout wide-body aircraft is a large Airliner with twin aisles and typically a fuselage diameter of 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft TransBrasil was an international Brazilian airline which ceased operations in December 2001 VASP ( Viação Aérea São Paulo) was an Airline based in São Paulo, Brazil. Cruzeiro do Sul was one of the oldest airlines of Brazil it could trace its origins to 1926

In consequence of the TAM 3054 accident, and with the subsequent public outcry for more safety, the airport has had its operations significantly altered, through the reduction of landing slots and restrictions on flight distance and connections. Landing slots or Airport slots are rights allocated to an entity by an Airport or government agency granting the slot owner the right to schedule a Landing This has reduced the maximum allowable gross weight of landing aircraft, increasing safety margins. To compensate for the traffic, there are talks of a third commercial airport to be built in a yet-undecided location in São Paulo, but experts heard by the Brazilian press say that the actual construction of such an airport is unlikely, and that an enlargement of Guarulhos Airport, coupled with improvement in the access to that farther airport, is much more likely and feasible. [2]

General information

TAM Airbus A320 taking off from Congonhas
TAM Airbus A320 taking off from Congonhas

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and Accidents

Technical Information

VOR/DME: CONGONHAS 116. 9 (at field) NDB: SAO PAULO 250 (1. 2 NM from field).

RUNWAYS:

17L/35R 1435 x 45 m (4708 x 148 ft. ) PCN 38 F/B/X/U (over-run area of 67 m/220 ft. on 35R) 17R/35L 1940 x 45 m (6365 x 148 ft. ) PCN 50 F/B/X/T

Displaced threshold of 126 m RWY 17R, and 61 m RWY 35L. Take-off at each end is 1940 m (6365 ft. ), but landing length is 1814 m (5951 ft. ) on 17R and 1879 m (6165 ft. ) on 35L. Preferred approach and departure runway is 17R.

LIGHTING:

17L/35R LIRL, REIL, PAPI 17R HIRL, REIL, PAPI, A1, SF 35L HIRL, REIL, PAPI

LIRL = Low Intensity Runway Lighting REIL = Runway End Identifier Lights PAPI = Precision Approach Path Indicators A1 = Approach Lighting System SF = Sequenced Flashing Lights (at end of runway)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Airport Statistics for 2007 http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.operac.1207.pdf
  2. ^ Read in full President Lula's statement to the nation Folha de São Paulo, Retrieved July 21, 2007. The following is a list of Brazil's busiest airports by aircraft movements (how busy the runways are and passengers traffic (how busy the terminals are Folha de SPaulo is a Portuguese language Newspaper published in São Paulo.
  3. ^ Aeroporto Internacional de Congonhas/São Paulo: Complexo Aeroportuário (Portuguese). Infraero. Infraero is a Brazilian Government corporation created in 1970 and responsible for administering the main Brazilian commercial airports Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
  4. ^ Picture: Airstair door falls off TAM Fokker 100 in Brazil. FlightGlobal. com (2006-08-09). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
  5. ^ Wade, Terry (2007-07-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Scores of bodies pulled from Brazil plane wreck. Reuters. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,

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