Goiânia International Airport

Santa Genoveva/Goiânia International Airport (IATA: GYN, ICAO: SBGO) is the airport serving Goiânia, Brazil.

Santa Genoveva/Goiânia International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Santa Genoveva/Goiânia
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesGoiânia
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL747 m / 2,450 ft
Coordinates16°37′57″S 049°13′16″W
Map
GYN is located in Brazil
GYN
GYN
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers2,100,107 Increase 42%
Aircraft Operations49,981 Increase 38%
Metric tonnes of cargo7,905 Increase 110%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by CCR (Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias), a Brazilian toll road operator.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1955, although operations started a few years earlier. In 1974, Infraero started to operate the airport.

In 2010, the government of the state of Goiás, in order to encourage tourism and aviation, reduced the tax on petrol from 15% to 3%.[4] After such a reduction, there was some interest from airlines to build a hub at Santa Genoveva Airport,[5] but operational limitations prevented the immediate implementation of such a plan.

The old passenger terminal was capable of handling 600,000 passengers/year, but in its last few years it had been operating beyond its capacity; in 2015, it handled more than 5 times its capacity. On May 9, 2016, a new passenger terminal located on the opposite side of the old and across the runway was opened. It is capable of handling 6,3 million passengers/year.[6] This new terminal has 32 check-in counters and 8 jetways, apart from the usual amenities such as stores and restaurants.[7]

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[8]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Cuiabá, Florianópolis, Palmas, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia (begins 1 July 2023), São Paulo–Guarulhos, Vitória
Seasonal: Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Maceió, Natal
Azul Conecta Barra do Garças, Jundiaí
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Curitiba, Natal, Palmas, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, Porto Alegre
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Ribeirão Preto

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Goiânia.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "Aeroporto Santa Genoveva". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. Schapochnik, Claudio (1 April 2010). "Goiás reduz a alíquota do ICMS sobre querosene de aviação" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  5. "Fórum de Turismo anuncia instalação em setembro. Serão 14 voos diários" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de Goiás. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. "Novo aeroporto de Goiânia deve ser inauguado com a presença de Dilma" (in Portuguese). G1. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. "Novo terminal do aeroporto de Goiânia foi inaugurado hoje". Aeroflap (in Portuguese). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. "Incident description PP-SMU". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  10. "Incident description PP-SNT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  11. "Sangue no vôo 375". Abril: Veja (in Portuguese). 5 October 1988. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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