Santa Genoveva Airport

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

Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport

Aeroporto Santa Genoveva/Goiânia
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesGoiânia
Elevation AMSL747 m / 2,450 ft
Coordinates16°37′57″S 049°13′16″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-goiania-santa-genoveva/
Map
GYN
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers3,302,785 2.4%
Aircraft Operations55,861 16.4%
Metric tonnes of cargo9,169 2.2%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

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]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Palmas
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Fortaleza, Natal
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
VoePass Palmas, 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.[8]
  • 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.[9][10]

Access

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

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  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. "Incident description PP-SMU". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  9. "Incident description PP-SNT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  10. "Sangue no vôo 375". Abril: Veja (in Portuguese). 5 October 1988. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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