São Paulo Congonhas Airport
Airport with private terminalCustoms on siteNoise curfewSlots required

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.

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.

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Sources and credits
  1. São Paulo Congonhas Airport · Gabriel Resende Veiga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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