Brasília International Airport Explained

Brasília–President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek|italic=yes
Image2-Width:250
Iata:BSB
Icao:SBBR
Lid:DF0001
Type:Public/military
City-Served:Brasília
Hub:
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:3,498
Elevation-M:1,066
Coordinates:-15.8711°N -47.9186°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil Brasília#Brazil
Pushpin Label:BSB
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Federal District
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:11R/29L
R1-Length-F:10,827
R1-Length-M:3,300
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:11L/29R
R2-Length-F:10,499
R2-Length-M:3,200
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:14,860,880 10%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:140,321 11%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:49,390 10%
Footnotes:Statistics: Inframérica[1]
Sources: Airport website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Brasília–President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, also known as the Brasília International Airport, is the international airport serving Brasília and the surrounding Federal District. Since April 20, 1999, the airport is named after Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), the 21st President of Brazil.[5] The airport is located in the administrative region of Lago Sul, 5 kilometers from Brasília's South Wing (Asa Sul). It is operated by Inframerica.[6]

The airport site covers an area of about 2,900 hectares (7,165 acres) of airport property.[7] Some of its facilities are shared with the Brasília Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

Brasília was only a project when in 1956 President Juscelino Kubitschek landed for the first time in the Central Plateau. Vera Cruz Airport, built in 1955 by the then Deputy-Governor of Goiás, Bernardo Sayão, at the request of the chairman of the location of the New Federal Capital, Marechal José Pessoa, already existed. On 2 October 1955, the airport received the first crew of workers that would build the new capital. This facility was located where today is the Integrated Bus and Train Terminal of Brasília. It had a dirt runway of and a passenger terminal in a makeshift, cob-wall shack covered with buriti-leaves.[8] This facility, however, was only temporary. The relocation to a definitive site had already been identified as a priority and construction work started on 6 November 1956. The work lasted for over six months and required the clearing of an area of, of earthwork, base-stabilized, covering, topographical services, positioning and leveling. The runway was designed to have a length of but initially it had only, and was wide. The passenger terminal was built of wood. On 2 April 1957, the presidential aircraft landed for the first time at the site, and the official inauguration took place on 3 May 1957. That year, at the same location the Brasília Air Force Base was also commissioned.[8]

In 1965, Oscar Niemeyer proposed a visionary project for Brasília Airport to replace the wooden terminal: circular, with similar outside pillars of Alvorada Palace and subway tunnels to the satellite apron.[9] However, he lost the concession, and due to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, the military-government chose to build the project of Tércio Fontana Pacheco, an architect of the Brazilian Air Force Ministry. The airport is thus one of the few important buildings in Brasília that is not related to Niemeyer.[10] This building was opened in 1971.

In 1990, Brasília International Airport underwent its first major renovation and began to gain its present form with a central body and two satellites initially planned, but only one concluded, the west wing. Since 1990, it has been under renovation and expansions, constructed by Camargo Côrrea, following an architectural concept of the architect Sérgio Roberto Parada, with conclusion between 2000 until 2004.[11] The first phase included the construction of an access-viaduct to the passenger terminal and metal cover inaugurated in 1992 and the first circular satellite, inaugurated in 1994, in which its form resembles an ovni disc. In the second phase, the main body of the passenger terminal was refitted to include a shopping-mall and the satellite received nine jetways. In 2005, a second runway was opened.[8]

The former terminal for general aviation originally built in 1988 was again reviewed and transformed into Passenger Terminal 2. It was opened for traffic on 2 August 2010.[12]

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL514.8 million (US$306.06 million; EUR224.76 million) investment plan[13] to renovate President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brasília being one of the venue cities, and the Summer Olympics in 2016 which were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

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 its saturation levels. According to the list, Brasília was considered to be critically saturated, operating above 85% of its capacity.[14]

Following a decision made on 26 April 2011 by the Federal Government for private companies being granted concessions to operate some Infraero airports,[15] on 6 February 2012, the administration of the airport was granted for 25 years to the Consortium Inframérica, formed by the Brazilian Engineering Group Engevix (50 %) and the Argentinean Group Corporación América (50 %).[16] Infraero, the state-run organization, retains 49% of the shares of the company incorporated for the administration.[17] [18]

Between 2012 and 2014, the consortium INFRAMERICA invested R$ 1.2 billion:[19] remodeling the terminal, increasing the number of jetways from 13 to 29 and 40 to 70 airplane positions. In April 2014, the South Concourse, which serves domestic flights, was opened. Until April 2014, the terminal was capable of handling 9 million passengers per year, but actually handled around 14 million. With numbers constantly increasing until 2015, with a decline afterwards.

For 2016 until 2022, there were planned investments for the international area, new parking construction, four new hotels in the vicinity, a new business area and other facilities, like a Shopping Mall, but none was realized until middle 2022.[20]

The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 1 (Cindacta I) is located in the vicinity of the airport.[21]

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Statistics

Passengers!! colspan="3"
Aircraft MovementsCargo (tons)Mail (kg)
YearDomesticInternationalTotalDomesticInternationalTotalDomesticInternationalTotalTotal
202314,303,933556,94714,860,880136,2834,038140,32149,3909,887
202213,064,730407,06713,471,797123,5882,844126,43245,0649,177
202110,408,65190,44610,499,097102,89742,20313,479
20207,678,383169,9147,906,69679,41525,1674,126
201916,109,562617,61516,727,177138,9764,796143,77266,7774,55871,3355,600
201817,335,008520,07517,855,163150,2513,546153,79648,7435,33654,0791,635
201716,447,183465,49716,912,680145,2593,360148,61943,8005,23649,0366,344
201617,328,213618,94017,947,153156,6854,482161,16739,4814,46144,39824,995
201519,110,040711,75619,821,796180,9725,405186,37741,1585,17946,33712,560
201417,516,090630,31518,146,405178,6585,216183,87443,0654,71547,7809,291
201315,967,191522,79616,489,987175,2804,376179,65646,2135,77351,98615,644
201215,480,033411,49715,891,530183,3615,167188,528
201115,015,205383,53215,398,737185,6763,894189,570
201014,145,379201,68214,347,061174,3271,999176,326
200912,056,634157,19112,213,825160,5951,754160,349
200810,273,998169,39510,443,393139,0602,417141,477
200711,047,04172,83111,119,872125,7061,147126,853
20069,666,70133,2109,699,911125,545882126,427

Busiest international routes

Rank[22] CityPassengers 2019Passengers 2020airlines
1 Miami, USA164.74435.561Gol Linhas Aéreas
2 Lisbon, Portugal133.95237.648TAP Portugal
3 Buenos Aires, Argentina108.75718.491Gol Linhas Aéreas
4 Orlando, USA99.11721.260Gol Linhas Aéreas
5 Panama City, Panama96.18322.778Copa
6Cancún, Mexico20.56510.138Gol Linhas Aéreas
7Punta Cana, Dominican Republic9.452LATAM Chile
8Santiago, Chile7.9828.930LATAM
9Lima, Peru5.5577.194LATAM Peru

Busiest domestic routes (2019)

RankAirportPassengersCityState
1Congonhas Airport2.065.854São Paulo
2Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport1.349.650São Paulo
3Santos Dumont Airport1.106.342Rio de Janeiro
4Confins – Tancredo Neves International Airport927.263Belo Horizonte
5Viracopos International Airport787.064Campinas
6Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport732.718Rio de Janeiro
7Pinto Martins International Airport718.193Fortaleza
8Guararapes – Gilberto Freyre International Airport614.853Recife
9Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport614.439Salvador
10Salgado Filho International Airport583.571Porto Alegre
11Eduardo Gomes International Airport538.448Manaus
12Val de Cães International Airport465.283Belém
13Marechal Rondon International Airport436.000Cuiabá
14Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport431.845Maceió
15Afonso Pena International Airport415.680Curitiba

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 11km (07miles) from downtown Brasília, in the administrative region of Lago Sul. Regular buses, numbers 102 and 102.1, are frequent and link the airport to the main bus terminal at Rodoviária, from where travelers can catch buses or the subway to other parts of the city. The airport is also served by taxis.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dados operacionais. Inframérica. pt. 17 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto de Brasília. Inframérica. pt. 6 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 27 July 2020. pt.
  4. Web site: Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR). DECEA. 19 August 2023. pt.
  5. Web site: Lei n˚9.794, de 20 de abril de 1999. Presidência da República. 20 April 1999. 15 October 2023. pt.
  6. Web site: About Inframerica . bsb.aero . 4 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190704234317/https://www.bsb.aero/en/o-aeroporto/a-inframerica/. 4 July 2019. dead.
  7. Web site: Information about Brasilia Intl Airport. aeroportobrasilia.net. October 26, 2023.
  8. Web site: Aeroportos: Brasília. Jetsite. pt. 31 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110709161311/http://www.jetsite.com.br/2008_v35/Aeroportos.aspx. 9 July 2011. live.
  9. Web site: Aeroporto Oscar Niemeyer. 4 May 2022.
  10. Web site: Aeroporto de Brasília, uma questão de arquitetura. IABDF. 25 May 2011. pt. Sergio Roberto. Parada. https://web.archive.org/web/20101009065152/http://www.iabdf.org.br/AEROPORTO_DE_BRASILIA_UMA_QUESTAO_DE_ARQUITETURA.pdf. 9 October 2010. live.
  11. Web site: Aeroporto. 4 May 2022.
  12. Web site: Terminal 2 do aeroporto de Brasília recebe voos regulares. Infraero. 1 September 2010. 30 September 2010. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310163354/http://www.infraero.gov.br/index.php/br/imprensa/noticias/3470-0508-terminal-2-do-aeroporto-de-brasilia-recebe-voos-regulares.html. 10 March 2012. live.
  13. News: Rittner. Daniel. Braga. Paulo Victor. Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos. Valor Econômico. A4. 31 August 2009. pt. 22 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706155020/http://www.valoronline.com.br/. 6 July 2011. dead.
  14. Web site: Governo muda critério de avaliação e 'melhora' desempenho de aeroportos. O Estado de S. Paulo. 19 May 2011. 20 May 2011. pt. 22 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110522054026/http://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/economia+brasil%2Cgoverno-muda-criterio-de-avaliacao-e-%27melhora-desempenho-de-aeroportos%2Cnot_67673%2C0.htm. dead.
  15. Web site: Governo define concessão de obras em 3 aeroportos, diz Palocci. https://archive.today/20120914090237/http://www.valoronline.com.br/online/transportes/15/417433/governo-define-concessao-de-obras-em-3-aeroportos-diz-palocci. dead. 14 September 2012. Valor Online. 26 April 2011. 16 May 2011. pt. Rafael. Bitencourt.
  16. Web site: Cumbica, Viracopos e Brasília são privatizados. Valor Econômico. 7 February 2012. 22 March 2012. pt. Daniel. Rittner. https://web.archive.org/web/20120210020723/http://www.valor.com.br/impresso/empresas/cumbica-viracopos-e-brasilia-sao-privatizados. 10 February 2012. live.
  17. Web site: Governo pretende privatizar três aeroportos e abrir o capital da Infraero. O Estado de S. Paulo: Economia. 1 June 2011. 22 March 2012. pt. Marta. Salomon. Tânia. Monteiro.
  18. Web site: CAPA. Brazil moves swiftly (at last) to award airport concessions. 5 March 2012. 9 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315134601/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/brazil-moves-swiftly-at-last-to-award-airport-concessions-67568. 15 March 2014. live .
  19. Web site: Investments. Inframérica. en. 19 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303103809/http://www.bsb.aero/en/o-aeroporto/investimentos/. 3 March 2016 . live.
  20. Web site: Brasília ganha complexo de R$ 700 million. 7 February 2022.
  21. Web site: Cindacta I. Brazilian Air Force: Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo DECEA. pt. 4 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405225728/http://www.decea.gov.br/unidades/cindacta-i/. 5 April 2012. live.
  22. Web site: Estatisticas . 2024-01-08 . app.powerbi.com.
  23. Web site: Accident description PP-VCQ. Aviation Safety Network. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103213603/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19621222-0. 3 November 2012. live.
  24. Web site: Incident description Vasp April 25, 1970. Aviation Safety Network. 30 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104002854/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700425-1. 4 November 2012. live.
  25. Web site: Incident description Vasp May 14, 1970. Aviation Safety Network. 30 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104001751/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700514-0. 4 November 2012. live.
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  27. Web site: Accident description PP-SMY. Aviation Safety Network. 30 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110319033022/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820525-0. 19 March 2011. live.
  28. Web site: Accident description PT-LLL. Aviation Safety Network. 26 October 2023. 26 October 2023.