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São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport

São Paulo · Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo

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2Runways
12,139Longest (ft)
2,461Elevation (ft)
88Route Records
41Airline Records
UTC-3Timezone
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Route Intelligence

51Well Connected
Shortest route
RAOLeite Lopes Airport288.5 km
TAM Brazilian Airlines
Longest route
DXBDubai International Airport12,217.1 km
Emirates
Nearest international
AGTGuaraní International Airport876.5 km
TAM Brazilian Airlines
Longest international
DXBDubai International Airport12,217.1 km
Emirates
Longest domestic
MAOEduardo Gomes International Airport2,697.3 km
Sky Express

Airport Connectivity Score

51/100

Well Connected

Destinations served88 destinations
Airline diversity41 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

10L/28R12,139 ftAsphaltLIT
10R/28L9,843 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
28
medium-haul
20
long-haul
20
ultra-long-haul
20

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
RTECampo de Marte Airport19.2 km
Nearest same country
RTECampo de Marte Airport19.2 km
Nearest international
IGRCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport848.7 km
Farthest airport
MMDMinamidaito Airport19,662.1 km
Within 500 km: 36 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 65 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 144 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1RTECampo de Marte Airport19.2 kmM
2CGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport28.8 kmL
3SSZSantos Nero Moura Air Base / Guarujá Airport57.9 kmM
4SJKProfessor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport66.1 kmM
5JHFSão Paulo Catarina Executive Airport71 kmM
6VCPViracopos International Airport82.7 kmL
7GUJEdu Chaves Field147.6 kmM
8POOPoços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport177 kmM
9VAGMajor Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport228.7 kmM
10AQAAraraquara Airport248.1 kmM

ATC Frequencies10

APPSAO PAULO APP119.8 MHz
ATISATIS127.75 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL121 MHz
GNDGUARULHOS GROUND121.7 MHz
ILSRWY 10L - IUC110.7 MHz
ILSRWY 28L - IBC111.1 MHz
ILSRWY 10R - IGH111.7 MHz
ILSRWY 28R - IGS111.9 MHz
OPSSAO PAULO OPS122.5 MHz
TWRGUARULHOS TWR132.75 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
50
738
37
73G
19
777
13
E95
12
330
12
77W
11
321
11
318
10
319
9

Sample Routes

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RAOLeite Lopes Airport288.5 km
short-haulTAM Brazilian Airlines
GIGRio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport336.4 km
short-haulSky Express
SDUSantos Dumont Airport343 km
short-haulAzul
FORPinto Martins International Airport2,346.1 km
medium-haulSky Express
BELVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport2,461.6 km
medium-haulSky Express
SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport2,614.6 km
medium-haulSky Airline
DOHHamad International Airport11,857.9 km
ultra-long-haulQatar Airways
AUHZayed International Airport12,120.6 km
ultra-long-haulEtihad Airways

Airline Records in Dataset41

AMAeroMéxico
ARAerolineas Argentinas
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
UXAir Europa
AFAir France
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
OBAstrakhan Airlines
AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
ADAzul
5QBQB Lineas Aereas
BABritish Airways
CMCopa Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
EKEmirates
ETEthiopian Airlines
EYEtihad Airways
TAGrupo TACA
IBIberia Airlines
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KEKorean Air
LALAN Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
Y8Marusya Airways
O6Oceanair
QRQatar Airways
ATRoyal Air Maroc
SQSingapore Airlines Cargo
H2Sky Airline
G3Sky Express
SASouth African Airways
LXSwiss International Air Lines
DTTAAG Angola Airlines
JJTAM Brazilian Airlines
PZTAM Mercosur
EQTAME
TPTAP Portugal
TKTurkish Airlines
USUS Airways
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Airport HistoryEst. 1985

São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, commonly known as Cumbica after its district, is the busiest airport in Brazil and all of Latin America. Opened in 1985 to relieve congestion at São Paulo's older Congonhas Airport, it has since become the country's principal gateway to the world. Since a 2012 privatisation, the GRU Airport consortium has expanded the airport with new terminals, wide-body capable runways, and Latin America's first direct urban rail link to a major airport.

✦GRU is the busiest airport in Brazil and in all of Latin America by passenger traffic.
✦It is popularly known as 'Cumbica' Airport, after the district in Guarulhos where it is located.
✦In 2024 it was ranked first among the world's large airports for on-time performance by aviation data firm Cirium.
✦It was the first major airport in South America to gain a direct urban rail connection, via the Line 13-Jade service opened in 2018.
✦Since 2015, it has hosted regular Airbus A380 double-decker service, including daily Emirates flights from Dubai starting in 2017.
✦Terminal 1 has no jet bridges, so passengers are shuttled by bus between it and the airport's other terminals.
1985
Guarulhos International Airport opens

The airport was officially inaugurated on 20 January 1985 after five years of construction, becoming São Paulo's new main international gateway.

1989
Early expansion

Runways were extended and terminals renovated, lifting annual passenger capacity from 7.5 million to 8.25 million.

2001
Renamed for André Franco Montoro

The airport was officially renamed after former São Paulo state governor André Franco Montoro, though it remains widely known as Guarulhos.

2012
Airport privatised

A 20-year concession was granted to the Invepar–ACSA consortium, rebranding operations as 'GRU Airport' and ending direct federal management by Infraero.

2014
Terminal 3 opens

A new Terminal 3, built ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, opened with capacity for 12 million additional passengers a year and gates able to accommodate the Airbus A380.

2015
Airbus A380 operations authorised

Following runway widening to 60 metres, Brazil's civil aviation authority authorised regular Airbus A380 operations at Guarulhos.

2018
Direct rail link opens

The CPTM Line 13-Jade commuter rail service began on 31 March 2018, making Guarulhos the first major airport in South America with a direct urban rail connection.

2020
COVID-19 traffic collapse

The COVID-19 pandemic caused passenger traffic to collapse by more than 90 percent at points in 2020, forcing major operational cutbacks and health protocols before a gradual recovery.

Operator
Infraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária)1985 – 2012Federal government airport authority
GRU Airport (Invepar–ACSA consortium)2012 – presentOperates under a 20-year federal concession granted in 2012

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