Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (IATA: NAT, ICAO: SBSG) is an international airport in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil serving Natal and its metropolitan area.[5]
Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport Aeroporto Internacional do Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Natal | ||||||||||
| Location | São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Opened | 31 May 2014 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 83 m / 272 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°46′08″S 035°21′59″W / 5.76889°S 35.36639°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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The airport is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.
History
editThe 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.[6] The project envisaged an intermodal airport, focusing both on passenger and cargo transportation.[7] The complex was expected to have the highest aircraft traffic in the North East of Brazil.[8]
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.[9] The auction to choose the winner took place on August 22, 2011,[10] 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.[11][12] In 2013, it was decreed that the name of the airport would be inspired in part from former governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte Aluízio Alves.[13]
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.[14] The airport is the first in Brazil operated by a private sector company.[15]
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.[16] On May 19, 2023, Zurich Airport Brasil won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[17]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
editStatistics
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Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Inframérica (2014-2022) reports:[1]
| Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
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| 2023b | |||
| 2022 | 2,064,595  14% |
16,545 11% |
5,065 16%
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| 2021 | 1,816,362 53% |
14,846 51% |
4,382  22%
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| 2020 | 1,185,208 49% |
9,852 45% |
5,636 57%
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| 2019 | 2,330,725 4% |
17,854 5% |
12,981 16%
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| 2018 | 2,429,389 1% |
18,812  |
15,420 24%
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| 2017 | 2,403,135 4% |
18,835 2% |
12,389 3%
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| 2016 | 2,316,349 10% |
18,553 18% |
12,077 11%
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| 2015 | 2,584,355 | 22,625 | 10,896 |
| 2014a | 1,495,724 | 14,256 | 4,608 |
Note:
a: As of May 31, 2014, the day the airport was opened.
b: Neither Inframérica or Zurich Airport Brasil have informed statistics for 2023.
Access
editThe airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Natal.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Airport information for SBSG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBSG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SBSG at Aviation Safety Network
References
edit- ^ a b "Estatísticas". Inframérica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Natal". Inframérica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "São Gonçalo do Amarante - Governador Aluizio Alves (SBSG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Lei n 12.920 de 24 de dezembro de 2013" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Inaugurado o novo aeroporto de Natal". Natalonline (in Portuguese). 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Larissa, Karla (July 15, 2007). "ZPE: desenvolvimento econômico do agronegócio a alta tecnologia" (in Portuguese). Nominuto.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ "Estudo de viablidade do aeroporto será concluído em 6 meses" (in Portuguese). Nominuto.com. January 12, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ "Regulatory Model: Concession of São Gonçalo do Amarante International Airport" (PDF). ANAC. June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Comissão de licitação: Comunicado n. 20/2011" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ Guimarães, Ligia (August 22, 2011). "Consórcio Inframérica vence leilão de aeroporto São Gonçalo do Amarante" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Pupo, Fábio (August 23, 2011). "Engevix leva aeroporto e já olha novos terminais" (in Portuguese). ValorOnline. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ "L12920". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Veja fotos do aeroporto de São Gonçalo do Amarante" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Primeiro aeroporto privado está em Natal" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Minutas de edital e contrato para relicitação do Aeroporto de Natal vão à consulta pública". Ministério da Infraestrutura (in Portuguese). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Poderá ser assistido ao vivo nesta sexta-feira o leilão do Aeroporto de Natal; veja como acompanhar". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
