Santa Genoveva Airport
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Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport Aeroporto Santa Genoveva/Goiânia |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Goiânia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 747 m / 2,450 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°37′47″S 049°13′36″W / 16.62972°S 49.22667°WCoordinates: 16°37′47″S 049°13′36″W / 16.62972°S 49.22667°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero GYN | ||||||||||
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Statistics: Infraero
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| Passengers | 3,312,290 |
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| Aircraft Operations | 65,019 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 6,736 |
Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (IATA: GYN, ICAO: SBGO) is the airport serving Goiânia, Brazil.
It is operated by Infraero.
The airport was inaugurated in 1955 although operations started a few years earlier. Since 1974 it is operated by Infraero.
The old passenger terminal was capable of handling 600,000 passengers/year but in the last few years it has 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.
The government of the state of Goiás, in order to encourage tourism and aviation reduced the tax on petrol from 15% to 3%. After such a reduction there was some interest from airlines to build a hub at Santa Genoveva airport but its present operational limitations prevented the immediate implementation of such a plan.
The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Goiânia.
Due the increasing amount of traffic that the airport has been receiving in the last years, Infraero has decided to build a new passenger terminal, with 27,160 square meters and capacity for handling 2,1 passengers/year in its initial phase. Possibility for enlargements has already been considered in the original project.
The new terminal will have 32 check-in counters and 8 jetways, apart from usual amenities such as stores and restaurants.
The first phase of the works are due to be concluded in 2012 and the second phase in 2014.
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