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Marechal Rondon International Airport
Várzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International Airport (IATA: CGB, ICAO: SBCY) is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian explorer.

It is operated by Aeroeste.

History

Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.

Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1974, and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.

The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on 30 June 2006. The second phase would involve the demolition of the old terminal building and the construction of the enlargement of the new passenger terminal on its place.

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million (US$16.3 million; EUR11.4 million) investment plan to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities. The investment was distributed in the renovation of the passenger terminal, parking and access to the airport.

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 their saturation levels. According to the list, Cuiabá was considered to be critically saturated, operating above 85% of its capacity.

On 15 March 2019, Aeroeste won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Air view of the airport
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Alta Floresta, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Brasília, Cacoal, Campinas, Campo Grande, Curitiba, Goiânia, Ji-Paraná, Porto Velho, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sinop, Vilhena
Seasonal: Chapecó, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, Maceió, Porto Seguro, Salvador da Bahia
Azul Conecta Água Boa, Aripuanã, Barra do Garças, Juína, São Félix do Araguaia
Gol Linhas Aéreas Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Statistics

Check in area

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2019) and COA (2020-2023) reports:

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t)
2023 2,849,904 Decrease 4% 46,400 Increase 3%
2022 2,953,270 Increase 38% 44,334 Increase 21%
2021 2,139,211 Increase 46% 36,636 Increase 32%
2020 1,460,843 Decrease 51% 27,859 Decrease 38%
2019 2,983,392 Decrease 2% 44,591 Decrease 8% 8,109 Decrease 5%
2018 3,032,149 Increase 5% 48,406 Decrease 1% 8,575 Increase 74%
2017 2,882,450 Increase 1% 48,730 Decrease 5% 4,927 Decrease 10%
2016 2,840,559 Decrease 14% 51,292 Decrease 17% 5,487 Decrease 16%
2015 3,308,289 Steady 62,031 Decrease 4% 6,494 Decrease 12%
2014 3,302,940 Increase 11% 64,586 Decrease 1% 6,238 Decrease 11%
2013 2,981,025 Increase 8% 65,565 Increase 9% 6,980 Increase 3%
2012 2,761,588 Increase 8% 60,138 Increase 5% 6,749 Decrease 30%
2011 2,551,120 Increase 20% 57,101 Increase 6% 9,637 Increase 25%
2010 2,134,267 Increase 28% 53,805 Increase 19% 7,720 Increase 10%
2009 1,671,704 Increase 20% 45,045 Increase 5% 7,001 Decrease 18%
2008 1,396,164 Increase 11% 42,942 Increase 9% 8,500 Increase 12%
2007 1,254,825 39,443 7,561

Accidents and incidents

  • 30 March 1980: a VOTEC Britten-Norman Islander registration PT-JSC stalled and crashed upon take-off from Cuiabá. All 9 occupants died.
  • 23 June 1985: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GJN flying from Juara to Cuiabá, while on approach to land at Cuiabá, had technical problems on engine number 1. An emergency landing was attempted but the aircraft stalled and crashed 1 km short of the runway. All 17 occupants died.

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Cuiabá.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Centro-Oeste Airports (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Internacional de Cuiabá - Marechal Rondon - CGB". Centro-Oeste Airports (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Marechal Rondon (SBCY)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). pp. A4.
  6. ^ "Governo muda critério de avaliação e 'melhora' desempenho de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Accident description PT-JSC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Accident description PT-GJN". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  12. ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Obstáculo imprevisto". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 342–344. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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