Belo Horizonte-Confins Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Confins - Tancredo Neves
Characteristics
ICAO code	SBCF
IATA code	CNF
Coordinates	19 ° 17 ′ 28 ″  S , 43 ° 58 ′ 19 ″  W Coordinates: 19 ° 17 ′ 28 ″  S , 43 ° 58 ′ 19 ″  W
Height above MSL	828 m (2717  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	38 km north of Belo Horizonte
Street	MG-010 / MG-424
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1984
operator	BH Airport (CCR S / A, Zurich Airport, Infraero )
surface	1512 ha
Terminals	2
Passengers	10,591,138 (2018)
Air freight	40,463 t (2018)
Flight movements	100,988 (2018)
Capacity ( PAX per year)	22 million
Start-and runway
16/34	3000 m × 45 m asphalt

The Belo Horizonte-Confins / Tancredo Neves airport earlier Confins Airport ( IATA code : CNF , ICAO code : SBCF ) is the main airport for the city and the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte in Brazil . It is located in the neighboring town of Confins . Since September 2, 1986, the airport has borne the name of Tancredo de Almeida Neves (1910–1985), elected as Brazilian President in 1985 .

In 2012, the airport was the fifth largest in terms of passengers and the eighth largest in terms of flight movements. This made it one of the busiest airports in the country. The operator is BH Airport.

Transport links

The airport is 38 km north of downtown Belo Horizonte. There are regular connections with buses, taxis and “Executive Airport Shuttle” buses. It is possible to change from the bus to the Belo Horizonte metro. Tickets are available from counters in the arrivals area.

history

The airport was built by Infraero and opened in 1984. It was supposed to reduce the congestion at Pampulha Airport , which was then operating at 120% of its capacity of 1.3 million passengers per year. At that time it was expected that the number of passengers would reach two million a year by 1990. In fact, it wasn't until 22 years later that the one million mark was reached. In 2011 the maximum passenger capacity was five million per year.

After its opening, only a small part was used by Confins. This was due, among other things, to the distance to downtown Belo Horizonte and - until recently - the lack of viable alternatives to the expensive ($ 40) taxis. The congested Pampulha Airport remained the airport of choice.

To change this situation, the government of the state of Minas Gerais decided in March 2005, with the support of the federal authorities, to restrict flights in Pampulha to aircraft with a capacity of less than 50 passengers. In the months that followed, most flight movements had to switch to Confins, which gave the airport a new dynamic. At that time, 130 flights were relocated from Pampulha to Confins, which led to an increase in the annual passenger volume from 350,000 to 3,000,000 this year.

The problem of the long distance from Confins to Belo Horizonte city center has been reduced by recent projects such as the extension of the MG-10 highway, which is part of a larger Linha Verde project. The road connects the city center with the airport and is intended to help reduce travel time to the airport. Another project called “Industrial Airport” is underway. The government wants to waive taxes on industrial companies that are located near the airport.

The cargo area has a capacity of 18,000 tons and a storage area of ​​6,400 m².

Gol airline operates its main aircraft maintenance base at the airport.

On April 26, 2011 it was announced that in order to accelerate the necessary renovation and expansion work for some infra-aerodromes, concessions would be awarded to private operators, including - in a second phase - Confins. The plan was confirmed on May 31, 2011, adding that Infraero would retain 49% of the shares in each privatized airport and that negotiations were expected to be concluded in the second half of 2012.

On November 22, 2013, the Brazilian government tendered the concession to operate the airport from 2014 to 2044 to private operators. A group made up of CCR (75%) and the operators of Zurich (24%) and Munich (1%) airports were awarded the contract.

In 2015 and 2016 the airport was expanded to include the new Terminal 2. Terminal 2 is structurally integrated with Terminal 1. The new Terminal 2 also replaces the interim solution of Terminal 3, which was used for international flights from 2015. The expansion has increased the maximum passenger capacity to 22 million passengers per year.

Airlines and Destinations

Passenger flights

airline	aims
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras	Belém , Brasília, Campinas , Curitiba-Afonso Pena , Fortaleza , Goiânia , Ipatinga, Montes Claros, Natal, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia , São José dos Campos, São Luís, Teresina, Uberaba, Uberlândia, Vitória Seasonal : Cabo Frio
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras carried out by TRIP Linhas Aéreas	Aracaju, Belém-Val de Cans, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Carajás, Cuiabá, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fernando de Noronha, Florianópolis , Goiânia, Londrina, Maceió, Manaus, Marabá, Montes Claros, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho , Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Luís, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberlândia, Vitória
Copa Airlines	Panama City
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Goiânia, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Maceió, Montes Claros, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Uberlândia, Vitória
LATAM Airlines Brasil	Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Fortaleza, Miami, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo- Guarulhos, Vitória
TAP Portugal	Lisbon Portela

Cargo flights

airline	aims
Total Linhas Aéreas	Fortaleza, Salvador da Bahia, Sao Paulo-Guarulhos
ABSA Cargo	Miami, Fortaleza, Campinas
Florida West	Miami
Mas Air	Miami
LAN Cargo	Miami, Campinas

Traffic figures

Source: Infraero , BH Airport

Traffic figures from the Aeroporto Internacional de Belo Horizonte 2006–2018

year	Passenger volume			Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Aircraft movements (with military)
	National	International	total
2018	10,005,424	585.714	10,591,138	40,463	100,988
2017	9,721,923	442.154	10.164.077	26,369	99,659
2016	9,322,683	316.115	9,638,798	27,455	99,422
2015	10,911,936	392,348	11,304,284	28,086	113,527
2014	10,403,614	432,542	10,836,156	-	107,232
2013	9,920,571	380.717	10,301,288	16,942	109.257
2012	9,952,684	445.612	10,398,296	15,844	120,149
2011	9,112,585	422,402	9,534,987	16.009	108.130
2010	-	-	7,261,064	13,404	84,851
2009	-	-	5,617,171	16,826	70.122
2008	-	-	4,826,193	21,608	59,541
2007	-	-	4,316,411	19,758	51,226
2006	-	-	3,727,501	17,066	45,437

Incidents

• On September 15, 2001, the Fokker 100 with the registration number PT-MRN of the TAM had to make an emergency landing on flight 9755 from Recife to Campinas-Viracopos in Belo Horizonte-Confins. After an engine malfunction on the way to Campinas, flying engine parts had smashed three cabin windows. A passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin. Although he was held by another passenger until landing, he did not survive.

• On December 17, 2001, a Rio-Sul Boeing 737-500 with the registration number PT-SSL missed the runway by approximately 70 meters. The landing gear was damaged during the crash landing in bad weather conditions. All 108 passengers and the crew survived. The plane was sold to Tatarstan Airlines and had an accident on November 17, 2013 at Kazan Airport . All 50 people on board died.

See also

• List of commercial airports in South America

Web links

Commons : Tancredo Neves International Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official airport website (English, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Airport data from Great Circle Mapper (English)
• Current weather at the airport of NOAA / NWS
• Tancredo Neves International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Timeline. BH-Airport.com.br, accessed on October 28, 2018 (English). 
2. ↑ Airport Features. BH-Airport.com.br, accessed June 18, 2018 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Statistics and Publications. BH-Airport.com.br, accessed on August 12, 2019 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Cargo Statistics. BH-Airport.com.br, accessed on August 12, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Linha do Tempo. BH-Airport.com.br, accessed June 18, 2018 (Portuguese). 
6. ↑ Lei n˚7.534, de 2 de setembro de 1986 ( Portuguese ) Soleis. September 2, 1986. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
7. ^ Estatísticas ( Portuguese ) Infraero. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
8. ^ Aeroporto Internacional Tancredo Neves: Histórico ( Portuguese ) Infraero. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 
9. ↑ Portaria n 189 / DGAC, de 8 de março de 2005 ( Portuguese ) Ministério da Aeronáutica; Civil Aviação Department. March 10, 2005. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
10. ↑ Linha Verde: O maior conjunto de obras em Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese ) Sociedade Mineira de Engenheiros. June 1, 2001. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 
11. ↑ Governo e Iniciativa privada debatem aeroporto industrial ( Portuguese ) Governo de Minas: Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Econômico. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 
12. ^ Brazil MRO sector poised for major expansion . Flightglobal. July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
13. ↑ Rafael Bitencourt: Governo define concessão de obras em 3 aeroportos, diz Palocci ( Portuguese ) Valor Online. April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
14. ^ Marta Salomon, Tânia Monteiro: Governo pretende privatizar três aeroportos e abrir o capital da Infraero ( Portuguese ) O Estado de São Paulo: Economia. June 1, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
15. ↑ Marcelo Sakate: A privatização decola . In: Veja . 46, No. 48, São Paulo, November 27, 2013, p. 98.
16. ↑ FMG participates in the operation of Belo Horizonte Airport. (No longer available online.) Flughafen München GmbH, April 8, 2014, archived from the original on May 2, 2014 ; Retrieved April 30, 2014 (press release). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ Flights. BH-Airport.com.br, accessed on August 12, 2019 . 
18. ↑ ^{a b} Estatísticas. Infraero.gov.br , accessed August 12, 2019 (Portuguese). 
19. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Accident description PT-MRN in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
20. ↑ Lívia Marra: Avião da TAM acidentado em Minas havia sido revisado no mês passado. In: Folha Online. September 16, 2001, Retrieved May 23, 2011 (Portuguese). 
21. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)