
São Paulo Congonhas Airport SBSP / CGH
The business capital's downtown airport, 25 minutes from Avenida Faria Lima and Itaim Bibi, with Líder's FBO and a saturated slot regime. Short runway, night curfew and severe parking limits push most jets to Guarulhos or Sorocaba after drop-off; helicopter transfer from Congonhas is standard. Customs available for cleared flights.
6,365 ft
Longest runway
25 min
Drive to São Paulo
2
FBOs / handlers
2,631 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–23:00 (curfew)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 8 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to super-midsize/large-cabin (Legacy 600, Challenger 650, Falcon 2000); heavy jets weight-limited on a 1,940 m runway.
- Website
- www.aeroportocongonhas.net
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Líder Aviação Congonhas
- Universal Aviation Brazil
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (6,365 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ318 5,860 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 5,760 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Bombardier Challenger 601-3A/3R needs 6,050 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E needs 6,076 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 (A319CJ) needs 6,080 ft
Other airports for São Paulo
- Sorocaba Airport SDCO 5,347 ft · 80 min
- São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport SBGR 12,139 ft · 45 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- São Paulo Congonhas Airport · Gabriel Resende Veiga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons