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32-401: It is operated by Fraport Brasil . Salgado Filho was originally called São João Federal Airport , after the neighborhood where it is located. In the beginning it was an air club, where the first flights landed on May 31, 1923. In 1932, needing a facility for the fixed-gear aircraft which were replacing its seaplanes , Varig started using São João Airport as an operational base. However, it

64-463: A deregulated context. Fraport was also involved to make Frankfurt Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport ready for A380 operations. In addition to various management and infrastructure subsidiaries related to Frankfurt Airport , Fraport's holdings include the following airport operating companies: As of December 2015, Greece's government signed a privatization deal with Fraport and Greek energy firm Copelouzos with awarding them

96-751: A 1.2 billion euro contract to lease and manage 14 regional airports for a concession period of 40 years. Fraport started managing the 14 regional airports from 11 April 2017. They have published their master plan for each airport and the computer renderings (external views) of the 14 airports after the completion of the construction works. The airports included in the concession are: Many complaints have been filed by General Aviation aircraft owners from Greece and abroad, due to high pricing policy and lack of parking spaces in Greek airports operated by Fraport. Article in major Greek newspaper To Vima and AOPA Hellas website references The key trends for Fraport are (as at

128-507: Is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862, that is responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports . In 2011 Infraero's airports carried 179,482,228 passengers, 1,464,484 tons of cargo, and operated 2,893,631 take-offs and landings . Presently it manages 45 airports. The company is present all over Brazil and employs approximately 23,000 employees and subcontracted workers nationwide. It

160-537: Is a German transport company which operates Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world. In the past the firm also managed the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn Airport located 130 kilometers west of the city. It is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and also through the exchange's Xetra trading system. The company's shares are included in

192-607: Is a carpark with 1,440 places. Terminal 1 is the first facility in Latin America with a shopping mall. One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Salgado Filho International Airport. As of May 2022, the airport's expanded 3,200 m (10,499 ft) runway has come into operation. With the runway expansion, larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 , Boeing 777-300 and Airbus 330-900 can operate at

224-547: Is headquartered in the Infraero Building, in Brasília , Federal District . The company implements a workplan which covers practically all airports managed by it and which generates over 50 thousand jobs all over Brazil. The Brazilian airport infrastructure, which may match to the international standards, is being updated to meet the next years demand. The works are performed with the company's own revenue, mainly generated by

256-547: Is that municipal or state governments would have it easier to change concessionaries, such as the intention announced on 28 August 2009 by Rosinha Matheus, the Mayor of Campos dos Goytacazes , who requested Infraero the transfer of the administration of Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport to the Municipality. The Minister of Defense, to whom Infraero was subordinate (currently it belongs to Civil Aviation Secretary), announced being in favor of

288-631: Is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2017) and Fraport Brazil (2018-2023) reports: The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Porto Alegre. Since August 10, 2013, the Metro-Airport Connection people mover connects the International Airport to the Porto Alegre Metro Airport Station. From this metro station one can reach most cities of

320-573: The MDAX . The company's current chief executive officer is Stefan Schulte  [ de ] . As of 2019, the company has 22,514 employees and annual revenues of about €3.3 billion. Fraport was the main sponsor of the Bundesliga football team Eintracht Frankfurt from 2002 to 2012 . Fraport AG is also involved in ground handling operations at its own operated airports and at third-party operated airports. It mostly operates ground handling services in

352-661: The Salgado Filho airport terminal, but with the passengers driven by bus directly to and from the Air Force Base apron. On this same day, the makeshift check-in facility was closed. The full airport resumption of services will be done in two phases: the first using a runway length of 1,730 m (5,676 ft) least affected by the flooding and restricted to 128 flights a day between 08:00 and 22:00. This first phase happened on October 21, 2024. The second phase, with full resumption of operations will take place on December 16, 2024. Following

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384-519: The State of Minas Gerais . On November 17, 2020, the concession of Paulo Afonso Airport was transferred from Infraero to the State of Bahia . On December 2, 2020, the Federal Government signed and agreement to transfer the administration of São José dos Campos–Prof. Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport to the Municipality of São José dos Campos . On July 17, 2020, the Federal Government authorized

416-453: The administration of Campos dos Goytacazes–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport was transferred from Infraero to the Municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes . On August 22, 2017, the concession of Ilhéus–Jorge Amado Airport was transferred from Infraero to the State of Bahia . On June 17, 2020, the Federal Government signed and agreement to transfer the administration of Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport from Infraero to

448-530: The air cargo storage and custom duty, granting of commercial areas in the airports, boarding, landing and stay tariffs, and rendering of communication and air navigation auxiliary services. On 9 October 2009, it was announced that Infraero will invest in airports abroad: Infraero was invited by the Government of Paraguay to administer Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción and invited to participate in

480-549: The airport's operations and administration were taken over by the German private airport operator Fraport , which in the previous year had been the winning bidder in an B3 (stock exchange) auction conducted by the Brazilian government for the concession of the airport for 25 years. Since the airport concession, Fraport has been expanding the runway from the current 2,280 meters (7,481 ft) to 3,200 meters (10,499 ft), allowing

512-577: The airport, allowing direct flights to Europe and the United States. On May 3, 2024 due to catastrophic flooding affecting the State of Rio Grande do Sul and in particular to the flooding of the airport, all operations were suspended indefinitely. Operations to selected destinations resumed exceptionally at Canoas Air Force Base in the city of Canoas using a makeshift check-in facility at ParkShopping Canoas shopping mall. On July 15, 2024, all departure and arrival procedures restarted taking place at

544-666: The airport. In 2011 the concession of the unfinished facility was auctioned and the winner would have to finish its construction, including the terminal building and control tower. On August 22, 2011, the concession of the airport was won by the Consortium Inframérica, formed by the Brazilian Engineering Group Engevix (50%) and the Argentinean Group Corporación América (50%), which operates 52 airports in seven countries. The concession

576-713: The beginning of a new concession process for Viracopos International Airport in Campinas upon request from the present concessionary Consortium Aeroportos Brasil. In February 2022, it was announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil would start a new concession process for Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport , at the request of the concessionary. The facility would be re-auctioned together with Santos Dumont Airport . The following airports are administrated in partnership with other concessionaries. Infraero retains 49% of

608-577: The financial year ending December 31): The company's articles of association designate Frankfurt am Main as the company's registered office . Fraport's facilities are on the property of Frankfurt Airport in the city's Flughafen district. Its head office building is Building 178, close to Tor 3 (gate 3). The company's current shareholding structure is as follows. 50°03′08″N 8°34′57″E  /  50.0521°N 8.5824°E  / 50.0521; 8.5824 Infraero Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero )

640-458: The increasing traffic, another brand new facility was built. This new facility was named Passenger Terminal 1 and opened on September 11, 2001. Terminal 2 became underused by general aviation and cargo services. However, in order to cope with the increasing passenger traffic at the airport, on September 8, 2010, a decision was made to renovate Terminal 2 and bring it back into passenger use. It became operational on December 4, 2010. This terminal 2

672-605: The landing of large aircraft and allowing the landing of flights from North America and Europe. It is expected that the expansion works will be concluded at the end of 2021. The total area of the Salgado Filho Airport is about 3,805,810 square metres (40,965,400 sq ft) (940 acres) with 14,750 square metres (158,800 sq ft) of ramp area. Terminal 1 has 37,600 square metres (405,000 sq ft) and 16 gates with jetways. Terminal 2 has 15,540 square metres (167,300 sq ft). In front of Terminal 1 there

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704-458: The metropolitan area of Porto Alegre. Bus routes T5, T11, and B09 link Terminal 1 - International Airport to the city of Porto Alegre. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency [REDACTED] Media related to Salgado Filho International Airport at Wikimedia Commons Fraport Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide , commonly known as Fraport ,

736-402: The old terminal was incorporated into the maintenance facilities of Varig, a new passenger terminal was opened, and runways were paved. Until that year, larger aircraft such as Lockheed L-049 Constellations had to land at Canoas Air Force Base . This new terminal is known today as Passenger Terminal 2. It underwent major renovations and enlargements between 1969 and 1971; but unable to cope with

768-1196: The preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was held in Brazil, and for the 2016 Summer Olympics , which was held in Rio de Janeiro . Of the twelve cities that held venues, ten received major investments. Natal – Augusto Severo International Airport and Salvador – Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport were excluded because their upgrade works were completed. The investments were distributed as follows (in BRL million): Belo Horizonte Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport Campinas / São Paulo – Viracopos International Airport Cuiabá – Marechal Rondon International Airport Curitiba – Afonso Pena International Airport Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport Manaus – Eduardo Gomes International Airport Porto Alegre – Salgado Filho International Airport Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves International Airport (Confins) Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport São Paulo – Congonhas Airport On April 26, 2011, it

800-548: The privatization of Ruzyně Airport in Prague , Czech Republic , among other investments. On March 4, 2010, the government of Brazil announced that it would adopt the model of concession to airports. For this reason Infraero would become a concessionary rather than an administrator of the airports that it currently operates. The main consequence is the fact that Infraero will be able to open its capital and obtain resources necessary for infra-structure investments. Another consequence

832-445: The result was: Note: : The name was changed to Macaé–Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport in 2022. The sixth phase, done in blocks valid for 30 years, took place on April 7, 2021, and the result was: The seventh phase, done in blocks valid for 30 years, took place on August 18, 2022, and the result was: Before 2003 Castilho/Urubupungá–Ernesto Pochler Airport was transferred from Infraero to DAESP . On October 11, 2013,

864-430: The transfer. Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, and in preparation to the several rounds of concession biddings, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled an ambitious BRL5.3 billion (US$ 2.8 billion; EUR2.0 billion) investment plan to upgrade airports of ten cities focusing mainly

896-557: Was again closed for air traffic on September 15, 2019, and it became the administration center of Fraport Brasil S.A.- Aeroporto de Porto Alegre. Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. According to the list, Porto Alegre was considered to be in good situation, operating with less than 70% of its capacity. Previously operated by Infraero , in January 2018,

928-426: Was confirmed on May 31, 2011, and it was added that Infraero would retain 49% of the shares of each privatized airport. However, starting in the fourth phase (2017), this obligation ceased to exist. The concession program was divided into phases, each with its own public bidding. The first phase was related to Natal–Gov. Aluízio Alves International Airport . In 1998 Infraero started the planning and construction of

960-596: Was confirmed that in order to speed-up much needed renovation and up-grade works, private companies would be granted a concession to commercially exploit some Infraero airports in exchange for the implementation of those works. Listed airports included São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport , Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport , Campinas – Viracopos International Airport , and later Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves International Airport and Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport . The plan

992-553: Was for 25 years (with one possible five-year extension) and as part of the agreement Infraero held no shares participation. The second phase was related to the auction that took place on February 6, 2012. The result was: The third phase took place on November 22, 2013, when the Brazilian Government had a bidding process for: The fourth phase took place on March 16, 2017, and the result was: The fifth phase, done in blocks valid for 30 years, took place on March 15, 2019, and

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1024-513: Was only in 1940 that the first passenger terminal was commissioned. On October 12, 1951, São João Federal Airport was renamed Salgado Filho Airport, after the Senator and Minister who died the year before in a crash involving a SAVAG aircraft that departed from Porto Alegre. On July 21, 1953, within a law prescribing rules for the naming of airports, the name of the facility was officially and exceptionally maintained as Salgado Filho Airport. In 1953,

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