Sao Paulo/Guarulhos Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo / Guarulhos Governador André Franco Montoro
IATA: GRU - ICAO: SBGR
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Infraero
Serves		São Paulo
Elevation AMSL		2,459 ft (750 m)
Coordinates		23°25′55″S, 46°28′10″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09R/27L	9,843	3,000	Asphalt
09L/27R	12,140	3,700	Asphalt

Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU, ICAO: SBGR), officially known as Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro, is an airport that serves São Paulo, Brazil, located in Guarulhos municipality, 22 km northeast of the São Paulo city centre. It is nicknamed by some as Cumbica, after the suburb in which it is located. Cumbica was also the name of a resident air force base (Former IATA code SBCB), officially known as "BASP - Base Aérea de São Paulo", today. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 482 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1492 × 1856 pixel, file size: 1. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Infraero is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1970, that is responsible for administering the main Brazilian commercial airports. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Guarulhos is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Guarulhos has two runways with a third originally projected runway under consideration. Construction is expected in 2006 with a projected runway size of 1800 x 30 m. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The airport has 2 passenger and 5 cargo terminals, with a new passenger terminal under planning as of 2004. The passenger terminals are in the same building, so there is no significant inconvenience in moving between the two. Several modifications in both terminals were made to alleviate congestion until the beginning of construction of T3, scheduled to start in 2006. A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Guarulhos, Brazil's largest international airport, will, along with airports at Recife, Salvador, Maceió, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, benefit from a US$1.65 billion upgrade plan that Infraero (the Brazilian airport authority) will carry out between 2003 and 2006. Nickname: Veneza Brasileira (Brazilian Venice) and Mauricéia/Mauritzstad (after the Dutch colonization) Motto: Ut luceat omnibus Latin: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15) Location in Brazil Founded March 12, 1537 Incorporated (as village) 1709 Incorporated (as city) 1823 Government  - Mayor João Paulo Lima e Silva... Salvador and Baía de Todos os Santos from space, April 1997 Salvador (in full, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, or in literal translation: Holy Savior of All Saints Bay) is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the northeastern... Maceio, Brazil. ... Nickname: Capital Federal Location of Brasília Coordinates: Region Central-West State Distrito Federal Founded 21 April 1960 Government  - Administrator Ricardo Hernane Pires Area  - City 5,802 km²  (2,240. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: On GoogleMaps: SEE - On GoogleEarth: SEE. Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Infraero is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1970, that is responsible for administering the main Brazilian commercial airports. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In 1999, 16.5 million people passed through Guarulhos International Airport. By the time Infraero's plan to modernise Brazil's airports is complete in 2006, it was hoped that this number will be close to 28.5 million, but since then, the number fell to 11.5 million, being surpassed by Congonhas International Airport as São Paulo's busiest airport, which moved 12.5 million in 2003. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Congonhas International Airport or Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO: SBSP) is São Paulos second airport, situated 8km from the city downtown at Avenida Washington Luís s/nº - Campo Belo. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The airport is located in an area with frequent fog, often causing morning closures.

Terminals and destinations

Terminal 1 (TPS1)

External view of Terminal 1 (TPS1)

Internal view of Terminal 1 (TPS1)

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Wing A

• Air China (Beijing, Madrid)
• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
• Aeroméxico (Mexico City)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
• Avianca (Bogotá)
  • OceanAir (Aracaju, Brasília, Cascavel, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Maceió, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador)
• British Airways (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, London-Heathrow)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, New York-JFK)
• Iberia (Madrid)
• Japan Airlines (New York-JFK, Tokyo-Narita)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
• Passaredo (Brasília, Cuiabá, Franca, Goiânia, Ribeirão Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Uberlândia)
• United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)

Not to be confused with China Airlines. ... Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of March 2004). ... Aerolíneas Argentinas A340-200. ... AeroMéxico, is Latin Americas largest airline, by fleet. ... Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane (ISE: IT0003331888) (IATA: AZ, ICAO: AZA, and Callsign: Alitalia) is the national airline of Italy. ... Avianca (acronym for Aerovías del Continente Americano, formerly Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia) is a commercial airline headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia. ... OceanAir Linhas Aereas is an airline based at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A., (IBEX-35:IBLA) (Iberia Airlines of Spain in English), usually shortened to Iberia, is the largest airline of Spain, based in Madrid. ... JAL Boeing 747-400 in 1989-2002 colour scheme JAL Cargo Boeing 747-400 (JA402J) waiting for take-off A JAL Boeing 767 in NAIA. JAL Boeing 747-400 Japan Airlines Corporation ) (TYO: 9205 ), or JAL, is the largest airline operator in Asia. ... KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Prior to its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... LAB Boeing 727-200 (CP-1366) at Cochabamba Airport Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB Airlines) is the national and international passenger airline of Bolivia, based in Cochabamba. ... United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ...

Wing B

• Gol (Aracaju, Asunción, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belém, Boa Vista, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campina Grande, Chapecó, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Córdoba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, Imperatriz, Juazeiro do Norte, Lima, Londrina, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Maringá, Montevideo, Natal, Palmas, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Recife, Rio Branco, Salvador, Rosario, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santarém, Santiago, São Luís, Teresina, Vitória)

• TAM (Aracaju, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Boa Vista, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas, Campo Grande, Caracas [Begins October 2007], Caxias do Sul, Comandatuba, Corumbá, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, Imperatriz, João Pessoa, Joinville, London-Heathrow, Londrina, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Marabá, Maringá, Miami, Milan-Malpensa , Natal, New York-JFK, Palmas, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, Santarém, Santiago, São Luís, Teresina, Vitória)
  • TAM Mercosur (Asunción, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Ciudad del Este, Cochabamba, Curitiba, Montevideo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santiago)

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Terminal 2 (TPS2)

External view of Terminal 2 (TPS2)

Internal view of Terminal 2 (TPS2)

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Wing C

• America Air (Alfenas, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Juiz de Fora, Lins, Ourinhos, São José dos Campos)
• Air Minas (Bauru-Arealva, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Divinópolis, Varginha)
• Pluna (Montevideo, Punta del Este)
• Varig (Bogotá, Caracas, Fernando de Noronha, Fortaleza, Frankfurt, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, Vitória)

Air Minas Linhas Aereas is an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. ... PLUNA (Primera Línea Uruguaya de Navegación Aérea) is Uruguays national and international airline company, based in Montevideo. ... VRG Linhas Aéreas, or Varig (Viação Aérea RIo Grandense) is an airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

Wing D

• Aerosur (La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
• Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson)
• American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare [begins October 28, 2007], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK)
• BRA Transportes Aéreos (Aracaju, Araraquara, Belém, Brasília, Caldas Novas, Campo Grande, Caruaru, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Goiânia, Juazeiro do Norte, Lisbon, Maceió, Madrid, Marília, Palmas, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, São Luís, Teresina)
• Copa Airlines (Panama City)
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
• Emirates (Dubai) [starts October 1, 2007][1]
• Lufthansa (Buenos Aires-Ezieza, Frankfurt, Munich)
• LAN Airlines (Santiago)
  • LAN Argentina (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
  • LANExpress (Santiago, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão)
  • LAN Peru (Lima)
• Qatar Airways [starts December 14, 2007] [2]
• South African Airways (Johannesburg)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Santiago, Zürich)
• TAP Portugal (Lisbon, Porto)
• TACA Peru (Lima)

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External links

• São Paulo/Guarulhos-Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (official site, in English)
• World Aero Data airport information for SBGR