Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport (Aeroporto Regional Hugo Cantergiani) CXJ / SBCX
Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil · Infraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuaria) - federal takeover formalized 23 Jun 2026, succeeding the Municipality of Caxias do Sul (Prefeitura Municipal), which had operated it since 2022/2023
344kpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASBCX / CXJ
OperatorInfraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuaria) - federal takeover formalized 23 Jun 2026, succeeding the Municipality of Caxias do Sul (Prefeitura Municipal), which had operated it since 2022/2023
Coordinates29.1981°S, 51.1867°W
Elevation2,474 ft · 754 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr343,946 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSBCX — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursDaily, sunrise to sunset (DLY SR-SS per AIP); extended/night operation available by PPR with minimum 24h prior notice to the aerodrome administration - not H24
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (expanded from the original 1980s building) with two boarding/deplaning lounges, check-in hall, small retail/snack concession, apron-observation lounge, and ~120-space public parking lot; terminal expansion (new baggage carousel, added X-ray lanes) budgeted at ~R$7 million (state-funded) is in planning as of 2026
Runways (1)
- 15/33 · 1,670 m / 5,479 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Regional airport for Caxias do Sul in the Serra Gaucha wine region, served by Azul, Gol and LATAM Brasil with several daily flights to Sao Paulo (and connections beyond); became RS state's de facto main gateway during the May 2023 Porto Alegre floods (Salgado Filho closure), driving a passenger record of 449,388 in 2024 before normalizing to roughly 344,000 in 2025; ANAC granted a temporary international (RNS) designation in 2024 for South American football-competition charters requiring ad hoc Federal Revenue/Federal Police/Anvisa/Vigiagro clearance, but the airport is not a standing international port of entry; single runway 15/33 (1,670 m) has a RESA-driven 90 m displaced/closed section at the RWY15 end restricting landing/takeoff distance on that heading to about 1,580 m; management passed from the Caxias do Sul municipal government to federal operator Infraero in June 2026 as part of a mandated ANAC/DAP modernization program (~R$23 million in runway, lighting and safety-barrier works).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
VIT Solo (VIT Serviços Auxiliares de Transportes Aéreos Ltda)
National Brazilian ramp/passenger ground-handling company (founded 1995, present at roughly 24 Brazilian airports) documented as operating at Caxias do Sul / Hugo Cantergiani airport per CAPA Centre for Aviation supplier-profile listings, which name it alongside Chapecó and Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz among its serviced stations (a VIT Solo Chapecó/SC branch CNPJ was independently found, corroborating that multi-station pattern). Independently confirmed via Brazilian CNPJ business registry: VIT Solo holds a branch registration (CNPJ 00.965.403/0016-51) located at Av. Salgado Filho, 3451, Caxias do Sul/RS \u2014 cross-checked against airport directory listings as the airport's own street address \u2014 under CNAE 5240-1/99 (auxiliary air-transport activities, excluding airport/airfield operation), i.e. a ground-handling classification. Caveat: this branch's CNPJ registration status was found listed as "INAPTA" (fiscal non-filing status) in one registry lookup, a common bureaucratic lapse for small aviation-subcontractor branches in Brazil that was not independently resolved \u2014 treat as a minor reliability flag, not evidence of non-operation. A CXJ-specific station phone number was not published in sources found.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Vibra Energia (BR Aviation)
Into-plane Jet fuel supply at SBCX under the BR Aviation brand (Vibra Energia, formerly BR Distribuidora). Live re-fetch of the official DECEA/AISWEB ROTAER entry for SBCX confirms verbatim: "BR AVIATION HR SER DLY 1000-2200. Demais HR O/R através dos telefones (••• OU (•••". Independently confirmed that Av. Salgado Filho, 3.451, Caxias do Sul/RS \u2014 the address Vibra's own BR Aviation airport contact list gives for this outlet \u2014 is genuinely the Hugo Cantergiani airport's street address (matched against multiple independent Brazilian business/airport directories), supporting the on-airport location claim; direct fetch of vibraenergia.com.br was blocked (403) so the BR Aviation Card acceptance detail rests on the original source, not independently re-verified. · Daily 1000-2200 local; other hours on request
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
VIT Solo (VIT Serviços Auxiliares de Transportes Aéreos Ltda)
At several other Brazilian stations VIT Solo is described by CAPA as a combined 'ground/cargo handler' (e.g. Belém Val de Cans, Fortaleza Pinto Martins); whether its Caxias do Sul station specifically also covers cargo ramp handling was not separately confirmed in sources found.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
PPR · 2 providers
Grupo MVS
Operates the aerodrome flight-information/radio service ('Rádio Caxias' 131.600, EPTA) at SBCX under contract. Live re-fetch of the official DECEA/AISWEB ROTAER entry for SBCX confirms verbatim the annotation "OPR MVS" on this line, with scheduled hours Mon-Fri 1400-1530 local, weekends/holidays and other hours on request with minimum 24h notice via tel (••• / (••• or ••• \u2014 all details match exactly. Grupo MVS's own site independently confirms 'Navegação Aérea' (air navigation services) as one of its business lines, headquartered in Cascavel, PR (matching the (45) area-code alternate phone in the ROTAER entry); the site itself does not name Caxias do Sul specifically, so the station-level link rests on the ROTAER's explicit operator annotation. · Mon-Fri 1400-1530 local; other hours O/R, 24h notice
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Prefeitura Municipal de Caxias do Sul (Aeroporto Hugo Cantergiani)
Airport operator's own operations centre ('Centro de OPS aeroportuária local' / 'Plantão Fiscal de Pátio') coordinates PPR apron parking for general aviation aircraft, per a live re-fetch of the official DECEA/AISWEB ROTAER entry for SBCX which confirms verbatim: "PRKG ACFT da aviação geral PPR do Centro de OPS aeroportuária local através do WhatsApp (••• ou pelo e-mail •••", daily 1100-2300, minimum 24h advance notice. The ROTAER still names the operator as "AD PUB Prefeitura Municipal de Caxias do Sul". Note: Brazilian federal government sources and aviation press (e.g. aeroin.net, 23 Jun 2026) confirm Infraero formally signed the concession-transfer ceremony for Hugo Cantergiani airport that day, but no specific handover/transition timeline was published in any source found \u2014 the earlier claim of a '~120-day window, handover around Oct 2026' could not be confirmed and has been removed. At the time of this verification pass the ROTAER contact above was still live and attributed to the municipal operator, so treat the exact migration date of this contact point to Infraero as unconfirmed rather than assume Oct 2026. · Daily 1100-2300, PPR with 24h notice
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Hotel & travel
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