Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos
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saopaulo1
S 23° 25.554 W 046° 29.001
23K E 348452 N 7408551
"São Paulo/Guarulhos – Govenor André Franco Montoro International Airport is a major Brazilian airport located in the neighborhood of Cumbica, in the city of Guarulhos. The airport is located 25 kilometer kilometers from São Paulo downtown."
Waymark Code: WM1QV2
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 06/26/2007
Views: 62
"A hub in South America[1], Guarulhos is Brasil's busiest airport by international passenger traffic and the second-busiest airport in Brazil, behind Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport[2]. By cargo traffic, it is the busiest airport in Latin America and the 34th busiest airport in the world. [3]
All passenger traffic is divided between two terminals (TPS1 and TPS2). With 260 check-in counters, the operational activities occurs 24 hours per day. 37 national and international airlines, fly from São Paulo-Guarulhos to 23 different countries, as well as more than 100 cities in Brazil and the world.
Air China is the newest airline to operate at the airport (on December 10, 2006), with frequent flights to Beijing by way of a technical stop in Madrid. Webjet recently ceased operations at the airport due to changing route plans. In 2007, Emirates from United Arab Emirates will start operations at Guarulhos.[4] and Qatar Airways from Qatar shelved set up their route to São Paulo to first semester 2007 for first semester 2008 due aircraft failing.[5]
Airport planning foresees building more 2 terminals (TPS3 and TPS4) and third runway additionally two are built, reaching the max expansion capacity to process flights, passengers and cargo.
On November 28, 2001 a federal law[6], changed airport name in honor to ex-governor São Paulo state, André Franco Montoro, decedent in 1999. Although official name is not usually by people that’s prefer refer it as Guarulhos Airport or simply Cumbica."
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