| Várzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International Airport | |
| Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Várzea Grande–Marechal Rondon|italic=yes |
| Iata: | CGB |
| Icao: | SBCY |
| Lid: | MT0001 |
| Type: | Public |
| City-Served: | Cuiabá, Várzea Grande |
| Location: | Várzea Grande, Brazil |
| Focus City: | Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras |
| Timezone: | BRT−1 |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Elevation-F: | 617 |
| Elevation-M: | 188 |
| Coordinates: | -15.65°N -56.1175°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Label: | CGB |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 17/35 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,300 |
| R1-Length-F: | 7,546 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2023 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 2,849,904 4% |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft Operations |
| Stat2-Data: | 46,400 3% |
| Stat3-Header: | Metric tonnes of cargo |
| Footnotes: | Statistics: Centro-Oeste Airports[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] |
Várzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International Airport is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian explorer.
It is operated by Aeroeste.
Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.
Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1974, and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.
The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on 30 June 2006. The second phase would involve the demolition of the old terminal building and the construction of the enlargement of the new passenger terminal on its place.
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million (US$16.3 million; EUR11.4 million) investment plan[5] to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities. The investment was distributed in the renovation of the passenger terminal, parking and access to the airport.
Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to their saturation levels. According to the list, Cuiabá was considered to be critically saturated, operating above 85% of its capacity.[6]
On 15 March 2019, Aeroeste won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and COA (2020-2023) reports:[8] [9] [1]
| Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,849,904 4% | 46,400 3% | ||
| 2022 | 2,953,270 38% | 44,334 21% | ||
| 2021 | 2,139,211 46% | 36,636 32% | ||
| 2020 | 1,460,843 51% | 27,859 38% | ||
| 2019 | 2,983,392 2% | 44,591 8% | 8,109 5% | |
| 2018 | 3,032,149 5% | 48,406 1% | 8,575 74% | |
| 2017 | 2,882,450 1% | 48,730 5% | 4,927 10% | |
| 2016 | 2,840,559 14% | 51,292 17% | 5,487 16% | |
| 2015 | 3,308,289 | 62,031 4% | 6,494 12% | |
| 2014 | 3,302,940 11% | 64,586 1% | 6,238 11% | |
| 2013 | 2,981,025 8% | 65,565 9% | 6,980 3% | |
| 2012 | 2,761,588 8% | 60,138 5% | 6,749 30% | |
| 2011 | 2,551,120 20% | 57,101 6% | 9,637 25% | |
| 2010 | 2,134,267 28% | 53,805 19% | 7,720 10% | |
| 2009 | 1,671,704 20% | 45,045 5% | 7,001 18% | |
| 2008 | 1,396,164 11% | 42,942 9% | 8,500 12% | |
| 2007 | 1,254,825 | 39,443 | 7,561 |
The airport is located 10km (10miles) from downtown Cuiabá.