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Sao Paulo/Congonhas-Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport CGH / SBSP

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo · Brazil · Aena Brasil (concession since August 2022)
24.5Mpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASBSP / CGH
OperatorAena Brasil (concession since August 2022)
Coordinates23.6261°S, 46.6564°W
Elevation2,635 ft · 803 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr24,500,000 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceSBSP — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursOperates 06:00-22:30 local daily under a noise curfew (no scheduled ops outside this window); slot-coordinated at a maximum of 30 movements/hour, one of five slot-controlled Brazilian airports; operations outside curfew hours require prior authorization (PPR, min. 2h notice) and are limited to medical evacuation, state/military and emergency flights.
Terminals1 passenger terminal (TPS) with 22 gates - 12 served by jet bridges, 10 remote/bus boarding; a major expansion (new terminal building, up to 19 jet bridges plus 10 remote stands, roughly R$2 billion investment) is underway with completion targeted around 2028.
Runways (2)
  • 17R/35L · 1,940 m / 6,365 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (grooved) · ILS ILS/DME CAT I 109.3
  • 17L/35R · 1,495 m / 4,905 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (grooved)
Sao Paulo's close-in city airport (about 8 km/5 mi from downtown), a major domestic hub for LATAM Brasil, Gol Linhas Aereas and Azul and the anchor of the Rio-Sao Paulo air shuttle (ponte aerea); it lost international status in 2008 and operates under slot, aircraft-weight and noise-curfew restrictions imposed after the 2007 TAM accident.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
Swissport Brasil Ltda
Swissport Brasil Ltda has provided airport ground services (ramp handling, passenger services, baggage) to airlines at São Paulo\u2013Congonhas since 2001; station address Av. Washington Luis, s/nr, Jardim Aeroporto, Congonhas. Draft's mobile-style phone number (•••) could not be verified and has been replaced with the landline number found in business directories for this station.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
LATAM Airlines Brasil
Self-handled, LATAM. Confirmed: LATAM's May 2021 ground-handling outsourcing restructuring explicitly excluded Congonhas, Bras\u00edlia and Santos Dumont, which remain the only three Brazilian airports where LATAM continues to self-handle ramp/passenger operations. LATAM also runs self-service baggage check-in kiosks at CGH.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available · 3 providers
Vibra Energia
Jet A-1 supplier at Congonhas's Aeronautical Fueling Park (Parque de Abastecimento de Aeronaves), operated jointly with Ra\u00edzen under a CADE-approved infrastructure pool with Air BP; Vibra also markets aviation fuel nationally under its Avia\u00e7\u00e3o division. CADE approval confirmed via independent search.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ra\u00edzen
Jet A-1 supplier at Congonhas's Aeronautical Fueling Park, operated jointly with Vibra Energia (long-standing pool) under the CADE-approved infrastructure arrangement that also folds in Air BP. CADE approval confirmed via independent search.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Air BP Brasil
Into-plane Jet A-1/Avgas supplier at Congonhas. CORRECTED DATE: Air bp announced on 26 March 2025 a R$50M expansion covering new fuelling units at Congonhas and S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, with the Congonhas unit slated to open in October 2025 (not \"inaugurated 26 March 2025\" as drafted). It now participates in the CADE-approved infrastructure pool alongside Vibra and Ra\u00edzen; the pool covers infrastructure management, not an exclusive general-aviation-only split as the draft implied.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance On request
TAM Avia\u00e7\u00e3o Executiva
Executive-aircraft technical/service centre with hangars at Congonhas; heavier maintenance capacity is concentrated at the company's Jundia\u00ed, Belo Horizonte and Goi\u00e2nia hangars, so CGH line support should be confirmed per aircraft type/AOG need.
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On request
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Available · 3 providers
LATAM Airlines Brasil (in-house, Base de Manutenção Congonhas)
Engine shop — dedicated motor maintenance area at LATAM's Congonhas base with climate-controlled engine storage (ratio of 1 reserve engine per 10 flying) covering types from IAE V2500 up to widebody classes; work includes fan/compressor blade replacement, borescope inspections, and full engine removal/installation (A320 engine swap completed in ~3 hours overnight). In-house LATAM (ANAC AMO) maintenance organization; exact RBAC-145/Part-145 class rating unconfirmed. · 24h (engine swaps performed overnight)
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Available
Verified 7 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
LATAM Airlines Brasil (in-house, Base de Manutenção Congonhas)
Wheel & tyre shop ("borracharia") — processes up to 30 wheel/tyre sets per day: dismount, inspection, assembly-line testing/repair/cleaning of aluminum-alloy wheels, and coordination with Goodyear for tyre recapping (main-gear tyres recapped up to 4 times). In-house LATAM (ANAC AMO); exact class rating unconfirmed. · 06:00-15:00
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Available
Verified 7 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
GOL Aerotech (in-house, GOL Linhas Aéreas — Congonhas unit)
Battery shop — aircraft battery servicing/repair workshop at GOL Aerotech's Congonhas unit; received FAA approval in 2015 to repair components on US-registered aircraft. GOL Aerotech overall also holds ANAC (Brazil), EASA (Europe) and AAC (Panama) certifications; Congonhas-specific RBAC-145/Part-145 class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 7 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering Available
LSG Sky Chefs (ServCater Internacional Ltda)
Legal entity confirmed as Servcater Internacional Ltda (CNPJ 66.154.790/0001-78), trade name LSG Sky Chefs. Operates a catering base at Congonhas launched 8 August 2022, supplying LATAM Airlines Brasil's domestic flights. CORRECTED ADDRESS: the draft's supply-kitchen address (\"Av. Pedro Bueno, 734, Jabaquara\") could not be verified and does not match any known LSG facility; LSG's confirmed main S\u00e3o Paulo production kitchen is at Rodovia H\u00e9lio Smidt, 21500, Cumbica, Guarulhos (GRU), which most likely replenishes the CGH base.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Available
TAM Avia\u00e7\u00e3o Executiva
Aircraft cleaning offered as part of the Congonhas FBO/handling service bundle for business aviation, per the company's own FBO description.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
GOLLOG (GOL Linhas A\u00e9reas)
Self-handled, GOL. Operates a cargo terminal (TECA) at Congonhas, Pra\u00e7a Comandante Lineu Gomes; hours confirmed 8h-19h Mon-Sat, 24h Sun/holidays, phone (••• \u2014 both independently confirmed matching GOLLOG's published CGH branch details. · Mon-Sat 08:00-19:00; Sun/holidays 24h
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Azul Cargo Express
Self-handled, Azul. Inaugurated a 3,200 m\u00b2 cargo terminal (TECA) at Congonhas on 30 August 2023 for storage/handling of freight and packages, confirmed via multiple Brazilian aviation/logistics outlets. CORRECTED CONTACT: the draft's phone (•••, a Minas Gerais mobile number) could not be verified and did not match Azul Cargo's documented national contact number (•••, a general call-center line, not CGH-specific); phone set to null pending a station-specific number.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Available
Aena Brasil
Airport operator/concessionaire of CGH since October 2023. Confirmed: Aena partnered with the S\u00e3o Paulo municipal government to feed 20 facial-recognition-enabled cameras into the city's Smart Sampa monitoring system, covering departure/arrival areas and external sidewalks. The draft's \"600+ CCTV cameras\" figure and \"maximum security rating\" claim could not be independently verified \u2014 treat as unconfirmed. CORRECTED CONTACT: the drafted phone (•••) could not be verified (it also suspiciously mirrors L\u00edder Avia\u00e7\u00e3o's confirmed number pattern) and has been set to null.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Available
TAM Avia\u00e7\u00e3o Executiva
Passenger and crew ground transportation included in its Congonhas FBO service package, per the company's own FBO description.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support Available · 3 providers
TAM Avia\u00e7\u00e3o Executiva
FBO at Congonhas (Hangar 10, Rua Jorge Faleiros, 250, CEP •••), address and phone independently confirmed. Offers fuel-supply coordination, flight coordination/planning, VIP lounges and catering coordination for business aviation. NOTE ON HOURS: only the VIP lounge's daily 06:00-23:00 hours could be independently confirmed, not the drafted overall FBO hours of 05:30-23:30; treat the exact FBO operating window as approximate pending direct confirmation. · 06:00-23:00 (VIP lounge, confirmed); FBO hours approximate
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
L\u00edder Avia\u00e7\u00e3o
FBO/handling base at Congonhas (Av. Jurandir, 856, Hangar 3, Jardim Planalto Paulista) offering charter, aircraft management, hangaragem and a VIP lounge for business aviation. Phone independently confirmed. Confirmed still active: Congonhas remains a live base after the company added a separate maintenance-focused base at Sorocaba \u2014 Sorocaba is an expansion, not a relocation of the CGH operation.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Signature Aviation (Signature CGH)
UPGRADED FROM \"unconfirmed\": independent research found operational detail the original scrape missed. Signature's Congonhas FBO (operated in partnership with L\u00edder Avia\u00e7\u00e3o) offers private/general aviation ground handling, jet fuelling, VIP lounges, customs coordination, hangar space, aircraft cleaning and a conference room. Fuel brand and exact hours still not independently confirmed \u2014 contact directly for those specifics.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed