Campo Grande International Airport , sometimes also informally referred to as Antônio João Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour o ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
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During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862,INFRAERO: 40 ANOS SERVINDO PESSOAS, EMPRESAS E O BRASIL. Retrieved 01/10/2014linha%5D/ref> being ...
and
AENA
ENAIRE is the air navigation manager in Spain, certified for the provision of en route, approach and aerodrome control services. As a public corporate entity attached to the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, it is responsible for air traffic co ...
.
Some of its facilities are shared with the
Campo Grande Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Campo Grande, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Campo Grande International Airport.
History
Campo Grande Air Force Base has its origins on the Aviati ...
of the
Brazilian Air Force.
History
The airport started operating in the 1930s as a military airfield. In the 1950s, the airport began to operate with commercial flights. The passenger terminal was dedicated in 1964.
Since 1975 it is operated by Infraero. The passenger terminal was enlarged from 1,500m² to 5,000m² during the 1980s and to 6,082 m in 1998
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Previously operated by
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862,INFRAERO: 40 ANOS SERVINDO PESSOAS, EMPRESAS E O BRASIL. Retrieved 01/10/2014linha%5D/ref> being ...
, on August 18, 2022 the consortium
AENA
ENAIRE is the air navigation manager in Spain, certified for the provision of en route, approach and aerodrome control services. As a public corporate entity attached to the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, it is responsible for air traffic co ...
won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Campo Grande. It is served by public transportation with bus lines 409 and 414.
See also
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List of airports in Brazil
This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location.
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil.
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Campo Grande Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Campo Grande, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Campo Grande International Airport.
History
Campo Grande Air Force Base has its origins on the Aviati ...
References
External links
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Airports in Mato Grosso do Sul
Airports established in 1953
Campo Grande