Airport Sao Paulo-Congonhas

Airport Sao Paulo-Congonhas

Sao Paulo-Congonhas International Airport, behind Guarulhos Airport, also in Sao Paulo, is the second most important airport in Brazil. Campinas-Viracopos airport is 70 miles north west and is part of the metrolpolitan region, operated by the state owned airport operator INRAERO. There are plans to expand this airport extensively in the coming years and on completion it will most probably be the largest airport in South America.
  • URL: Sao Paulo-Congonhas (CGH)
  • Time zone: GMT -3
  • Service telephone: +55 11 5090-9000
  • Address: Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo - Congonhas, Avenida Washington Luis s/n° - São Paulo - SP, CEP:04.626-911, Brasil
  • Operating company: INFRAERO, Aeroportos Brasileiros
  • Nearby cities: Diadema (7 km), São Paulo (9 km), São Caetano do Sul (11 km), São Bernardo do Campo (12 km), Santo André (13 km), Taboão da Serra (14 km), Osasco (17 km), Embu (20 km), Mauá (20 km), Guarulhos (22 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is 5 miles south of the inner city near the SP-160 highway, which ends in Sao Paulo.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.54%), Tuesday (15.43%), Wednesday (15.62%), Thursday (15.68%), Friday (16.08%), Saturday (9.73%), Sunday (11.91%)
  • Alternative spelling: São Paulo-Congonhas, Сан Паулу-Конгоньяс, Сао Паоло-конгонхас, ساو باولو - كونجونهاس, サンパウロ - コンゴニャス, 圣保罗 - 孔戈尼亚斯, 聖保羅 - 孔戈尼亞斯, 圣保罗- 孔戈尼亚斯

Most popular destinations from Sao Paulo-Congonhas (Flights per week )

  1. Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont (455, 16,31 %)
  2. Belo Horizonte (191, 6,85 %)
  3. Brasilia (188, 6,74 %)
  4. Porto Alegre (182, 6,52 %)
  5. Curitiba (130, 4,66 %)
  6. Salvador (104, 3,73 %)
  7. Navegantes (99, 3,55 %)
  8. Vitoria (96, 3,44 %)
  9. Florianopolis (96, 3,44 %)
  10. Goiania (92, 3,30 %)
  11. other (41.46 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Gol Transportes Aéreos (2596, 46,49 %)
  2. LATAM Chile (2237, 40,06 %)
  3. Azul Brazilian Airlines (665, 11,91 %)
  4. other (1.54 %)

Location
First in use in 1936, the airport is about 6 miles south of downtown Sao Paolo in the district of Campo Belo. There are a number of bus routes that serve the airport from the inner city. Taxis are also available at the terminal.