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The airport was initially planned in 1919, but it did not open until 12 April 1936. [7] The site was outside the built-up urban area at the time, and it was chosen because it had favourable winds and lay on a high hill with little vegetation. [7] The airport was opened with a 300-metre (984-ft.) long dirt runway. [7]
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[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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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]
Aeroporto de Congonhas will be a monorail station of Line 17-Gold of ViaMobilidade, which is currently under construction, and will connect Line 9-Emerald to Congonhas Airport. Aeroporto de Congonhas station will be located in the crossing of Avenida Washington Luís with Rua Rafael Lório. The station will have a tunnel across Av. Washington ...
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 ...
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 ...