Goiânia International Airport

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Santa Genoveva/Goiânia International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Santa Genoveva/Goiânia
Goiania Airport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero / CCR
ServesGoiânia
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL747 m / 2,450 ft
Coordinates16°37′57″S 049°13′16″W / 16.63250°S 49.22111°W / -16.63250; -49.22111Coordinates: 16°37′57″S 049°13′16″W / 16.63250°S 49.22111°W / -16.63250; -49.22111
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-goiania-santa-genoveva/
Map
GYN is located in Brazil
GYN
GYN
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers1,474,160 Decrease 55%
Aircraft Operations36,114 Decrease 35%
Metric tonnes of cargo3,773 Decrease 59%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Santa Genoveva/Goiânia International Airport (IATA: GYN, ICAO: SBGO) is the airport serving Goiânia, Brazil.

It is operated by Infraero and CCR.

History[]

The airport was commissioned in 1955 although operations started a few years earlier. Since 1974, it has been operated by Infraero.

In 2010 the government of the state of Goiás, in order to encourage tourism and aviation reduced the tax on petrol from 15% to 3%.[4] After such a reduction there was some interest from airlines to build a hub at Santa Genoveva airport[5] but operational limitations prevented the immediate implementation of such a plan.

The old passenger terminal was capable of handling 600,000 passengers/year but in its last few years it had been operating beyond its capacity: in 2015 it handled more than 5 times its capacity. On May 9, 2016, a new passenger terminal located on the opposite side of the old and across the runway was opened. It is capable of handling 6,3 million passengers/year.[6] This new terminal has 32 check-in counters and 8 jetways, apart from usual amenities such as stores and restaurants.[7]

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[8]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Cuiabá, Palmas, Porto Seguro, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines
operated by Azul Conecta 		Barra do Garças
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Ribeirão Preto

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 22 February 1975: VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMU en route from Goiânia to Brasília was hijacked by 1 person who demanded ransom. The hijacker was taken down.[9]
  • 29 September 1988: VASP Boeing 737-300 registration PP-SNT operating flight 375 en route from Belo Horizonte-Confins to Rio de Janeiro was hijacked by 1 person who wanted to force a crash on the Palácio do Planalto, the official presidential workplace in Brasília. The pilot convinced the hijacker to divert to Goiânia where an emergency landing was made. The hijack ended with 1 victim.[10][11]
  • 5 November 2021: a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air prefix PT-ONJ crashed four kilometers from the airstrip, in a waterfall in the municipality of Piedade de Caratinga, while preparing to land at the airport. The crash killed all the occupants, being two crew members and three passengers, among them was singer Marília Mendonça. The aircraft came from Goiânia International Airport, which was to transport the artist to a concert she would perform in Caratinga on the same date.[12] Before hitting the ground, the aircraft hit high-voltage tower cables, which, according to pilot reports, had hindered landings in previous months.[13]

Access[]

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Goiânia.

Goiania Airport - Boarding.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Santa Genoveva". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ Schapochnik, Claudio (1 April 2010). "Goiás reduz a alíquota do ICMS sobre querosene de aviação" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Fórum de Turismo anuncia instalação em setembro. Serão 14 voos diários" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de Goiás. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Novo aeroporto de Goiânia deve ser inauguado com a presença de Dilma" (in Portuguese). G1. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Novo terminal do aeroporto de Goiânia foi inaugurado hoje". Aeroflap (in Portuguese). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Incident description PP-SMU". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Incident description PP-SNT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Sangue no vôo 375". Abril: Veja (in Portuguese). 5 October 1988. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. ^ Larissa Ricci e Matheus Adler (5 November 2021). "Avião de Marília Mendonça caiu a 4 km do aeroporto em Caratinga". Jornal Estado de Minas. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  13. ^ G1 (5 November 2021). "Cemig confirma que avião com Marília Mendonça atingiu cabo de torre de alta tensão antes de cair em MG". Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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