Congonhas International Airport - São Paulo, Brazil
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saopaulo1
S 23° 37.556 W 046° 39.661
23K E 330555 N 7386202
Sao Paulo's domestic airport.
Waymark Code: WM18YZ
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date Posted: 02/27/2007
Views: 85
Congonhas Airport is one of Brazil's busiest airports. It's located 16 miles from town, and is used for short-distanced domestic flights.
It's officially an international airport, though no international flights have taken off in years.
The airport is named after a plant common to the area. The first flight was in 1936. Built in 1919, the airport was the city's main one into the 1980's Guarulhos was built.
The main airlines serving the airport are TAM Linhas Aéreas, Gol and VARIG. The main destinations are Rio's Santos Dumont, Brasilia, and Belo Horizonte.
Information:
Number of Passengers: 17,147,628 (2005)
Main Terminal Size: 51,535 m²
Type: International
ICAO Airport Code: SBSP
IATA Airport Code: CGH
FAA Identifier: Not listed
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