Английская Википедия:Greater Natal International Airport
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox airport
Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes is an international airport in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil serving Natal and its metropolitan area.[1]
During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Consortium Inframerica and Zurich Airport Brasil.
History
The airport was built to replace Augusto Severo International Airport. In 1998, Infraero started the planning and construction of the airport. In 2011 the concession of the unfinished facility was auctioned and the winner would have to finish its construction, including the terminal building and control tower.[2] The project envisaged an intermodal airport, focusing both on passenger and cargo transportation.[3] The complex was expected to have the highest aircraft traffic in the North East of Brazil.[4]
On May 12, 2011, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) released a document opening the concession of the unfinished airport to private entrepreneurs.[5] The auction to choose the winner took place on August 22, 2011,[6] and the winner was Consortium Inframérica, which is formed by the Brazilian Engineering Group Engevix (50%) and the Argentinean Group Corporación América (50%). The latter operates 52 airports in seven countries.[7][8]
Consortium Inframérica was given three years to build the passenger and cargo terminals, and was authorized to commercially exploit the facility for 25 years. Differently from other Brazilian airports in the process of privatization, in which the state operator Infraero retained 49% of the shares, in the case of Natal Consortium Inframérica got 100% of the shares and Infraero held no participation.
The airport opened for operations on May 31, 2014, when airlines moved their domestic operations to the facility. International operations were moved a few days later.[9] The airport is the first in Brazil operated by a private sector company.[10]
On March 10, 2021, it was announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil had approved a new concession process for the airport, as per request from Consortium Inframérica made on March 5, 2020.[11] On May 19, 2023, Zurich Airport Brasil won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[12]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
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Note:
Шаблон:Ref: Flights operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.
Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers | Change 2019/2020 | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo-Guarulhos, SP | 255,021 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:042.21% | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, RJ | 88,218 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:051.82% | GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil |
| 3 | Brasília, DF | 85,536 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:041.74% | GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil |
| 4 | Recife, PE | 53,495 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:038.52% | Azul Brazilian Airlines |
| 5 | Fortaleza, CE | 29,024 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:078.15% | GOL Airlines, LATAM Brazil, Voepass |
| 6 | Salvador, BA | 23,279 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:042.62% | GOL Airlines |
| 7 | Campinas, SP | 15,584 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:034.58% | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines |
| 8 | São Paulo-Congonhas, SP | 11,819 | Шаблон:IncreaseШаблон:029.38% | GOL Airlines |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte-Confins, MG | 7,258 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:075.30% | Azul Brazilian Airlines |
| 10 | Goiânia, GO | 2,786 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:015.14% | Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Change 2019/2020 | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon, Portugal | 9,669 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:072.57% | TAP Portugal |
| 2 | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Argentina | 2,653 | Шаблон:DecreaseШаблон:061.88% | GOL Airlines |
| 3 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 1,689 | Шаблон:IncreaseШаблон:035.34% | Corendon Dutch Airlines |
Access
The airport is located Шаблон:Convert from downtown Natal.
See also
External links
References
Шаблон:Portalbar Шаблон:Airports in Rio Grande do Norte Шаблон:List of airports Шаблон:Brazil topics
