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The airport is named after the neighborhood where it is located, called Vila Congonhas, property of the descendants of Lucas Antônio Monteiro de Barros (1767–1851), Viscount of Congonhas do Campo, first president of the province of São Paulo after the independence of Brazil in 1822, during the Empire.
Rank Airport Location Total passengers Annual change Rank change 1: São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport: São Paulo: 34,480,706 [1]: 42.66%: 2: São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
The airport reopened on July 19, 2007, using an alternative runway. [17] Many flights, including all OceanAir and BRA Transportes Aéreos, were transferred to Guarulhos International Airport, the major airport in São Paulo, due to the closure of the main runway at Congonhas and the ongoing investigation of the accident. [17]
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport: São Paulo Brazil: 2'049,845 [7] 6.20%: 8: Tocumen International Airport: Panama City Panama: 1'757,658 [8] 22.00%: 9: Guadalajara International Airport: Guadalajara Mexico: 1'607,100 [9] 9.90%: 10: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport: Rio de Janeiro Brazil: 1'551,506 [10] TBD% 2 11: Aeroparque Jorge ...
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Airport City Passengers 1 Brazil: São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport: São Paulo: 26,849.185 2 Colombia: El Dorado International Airport: Bogotá: 18,934.203 3 Brazil: Congonhas-São Paulo Airport: São Paulo: 15,499.462 4 Brazil: Brasília International Airport: Brasília: 14,347.061 5 Brazil: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International ...
[citation needed] The airport was officially inaugurated on January 20, 1985. Quickly Guarulhos became the city's primary airport, supplanting São Paulo–Congonhas Airport. [citation needed] 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.
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