Greater Natal International Airport
| São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves |
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| IATA: NAT – ICAO: SBSG | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Inframérica | ||||||||||
| Serves | Natal | ||||||||||
| Location | São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Opened | May 31, 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Inframérica Natal | ||||||||||
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Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (IATA: NAT, ICAO: SBSG) is an airport in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil. It serves Natal and its metropolitan area.[3]
The airport is administrated by Consortium Inframérica. It is the first airport in Brazil operated by a private sector company.[4]
Contents
History
Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, is a new airport complex in São Gonçalo do Amarante near Natal, Brazil,[5] built to replace Augusto Severo International Airport. Planning for the airport started in 2007 envisioning concepts of an intermodal airport, focusing both on passenger and cargo transportation.[6] The complex is expected to have the highest aircraft traffic in the Northeast.[7]
On May 12, 2011, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) released a document opening the concession of the airport to private entrepreneurs.[8] The auction to choose the winner took place on August 22, 2011.[9] The winner was an Inframérica Consortium, formed by the Brazilian Engineering Group Engevix (50%) and the Argentinean Group Corporación América (50%).[10][11]
After the signature of the contract of concession, works of the passenger and cargo terminals started. Inframérica Consortium had 3 years to build the terminals and is authorized to commercially explore the facility for 25 years (with one possible 5-year extension). Differently from other Infraero airports in process of privatization, in which Infraero retains 49% of the shares, in the case of Natal Consórcio Inframérica got 100% of the shares.
On February 6, 2012 Consortium Inframérica also won the concession of Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport.[12] The airport was opened for operations on May 31, 2014, when airlines moved their domestic operations to this facility. International operations were moved a few days later.[13]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo | Dakar, Frankfurt |
Statistics
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo-Guarulhos, SP | 386,172 | Avianca Brazil, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, TAM Airlines |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, RJ | 267,445 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, TAM Airlines |
| 3 | Brasília, DF | 241,188 | Avianca Brazil, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, TAM Airlines |
| 4 | Fortaleza, CE | 101,765 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, TAM Airlines |
| 5 | Recife, PE | 73,740 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines |
| 6 | Campinas, SP | 61,126 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, TAM Airlines |
| 7 | Salvador, BA | 47,141 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte-Confins, MG | 35,901 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, TAM Airlines |
| 9 | Fernando de Noronha, PE | 15,466 | Azul Brazilian Airlines |
| 10 | Belém, PA | 8,105 | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon, Portugal | 31,556 | TAP Portugal, Hi Fly |
| 2 | Milan-Malpensa, Italy | 2,957 | Meridiana |
| 3 | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Argentina | 2,288 | GOL Airlines |
| 4 | Sal, Cape Verde | 187 | TACV |
Access
The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Natal.
See also
References
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External links
- Airport information for SBSG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBSG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBSG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SBSG at Aviation Safety Network
