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Viracopos – Campinas International Airport (IATA: VCP, ICAO: SBKP) (sometimes referred to as São Paulo/Campinas or São Paulo/Viracopos) is an international airport serving the municipality of Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. On 6 January 1987, the airport name was officially normalised to its present form.[4][5] It is named after the neighbourhood where it is located.
Viracopos International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Campinas and São Paulo | ||||||||||
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| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 661 m / 2,170 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°00′25″S 047°08′04″W | ||||||||||
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It is operated by Aeroportos Brasil.
History
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The IATA airport code of Viracopos is VCP and the specific city code of Campinas is CPQ. Sometimes both codes are used as one although there is a distinction between them in airline reservation systems: VCP, together with CGH (Congonhas) and GRU (Guarulhos), is part of the multiple airport system set around the city of São Paulo (code SAO). An airline that files services with the code VCP has flights displayed when passengers or travel agents request service from São Paulo, whereas flights filed with the code CPQ are displayed as service from Campinas, not São Paulo. A similar example is New York City (NYC), in which the airport codes LGA (LaGuardia Airport), JFK (John F. Kennedy International Airport), and EWR (Newark Liberty International Airport) are used for the same city, although Newark is located in a different city and state.
There are two versions of the origin of the name Viracopos, which means "turn (or overturn) glasses" in Portuguese and can be metaphorically understood as drinking a large amount of an alcoholic beverage at once. According to the first version, in the beginning of the 20th century, during an annual fair, there was a misunderstanding between the parish priest and the residents of the neighborhood. This resulted in excessive drinking and quarrels, in which the festival booths were torn down, or overturned, during the confusion. The name "Viracopos" was later used by the priest in sermons to refer to the event. Another version says that, on the site of the present airport, previously there had been a bar where herders had regularly met to exchange views and drink ("turn glasses"). So "Viracopos" was first the name of the district and later of the airport.
Viracopos's origin can be traced to a simple airfield near Campinas built during the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution in São Paulo. During the 1950s it started being used by cargo companies. In 1960 it was improved with a 3,240 m runway, long enough to accommodate the first generation of intercontinental jet planes such as the Boeing 707, de Havilland Comet, Vickers VC10, Convair 990, and Douglas DC-8, and received its first international flight.[6] Furthermore, Viracopos served (and still serves) as an alternate airport for Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport and São Paulo airports particularly because it rarely closes due to bad weather conditions (an average of only 5 days per year). Soon airlines such as Varig, VASP and Real established services to Viracopos.[7]
After 1960, Viracopos became the international airport for São Paulo, because the runway of São Paulo-Congonhas Airport was too short to accommodate intercontinental jet planes. In practice, however, the distance of nearly 100 km from Viracopos to São Paulo made it very inconvenient for passengers and airlines. As a result, direct international passenger service was limited, because most international passengers simply opted to fly instead to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport and then connect to Congonhas Airport, which is located very close to downtown. At that time, Viracopos even appeared on the Guinness Book of Records as the furthest airport from the city it allegedly served.
The position of international airport of São Paulo was lost in 1985 with the opening of Guarulhos International Airport and Viracopos entered into a decade of stagnation, with all international and most domestic flights transferred to Guarulhos and Congonhas.[6]
However, recognizing the strategic importance of Viracopos for the economy, Infraero, the airport administrator in 1995 started to implement a master plan of renovations aiming at the building of a new airport, focusing its efforts on the segment of cargo transportation. The first phase was completed in the first half of 2004, when the airport received new passenger departure and arrival lounges, public areas, commercial concessions and a new cargo terminal. The second phase of the passenger terminal expansion project was completed in 2005 and a new control tower was built, storage and processing facilities for the cargo terminal expanded, and the passenger terminal was entirely revamped. A third phase of expansion, which would build a second runway by 2013, was projected. However, since the airport was conceded in 2012, the deadline for the new runway was postponed until 2018.
Being the second busiest cargo airport in Brazil, Viracopos has 77,000 square meters (646,000 square feet) of cargo terminals, 1,700 square meters (18,300 square feet) for animal cargo, and 1,480 cubic meters (52,200 square feet) of refrigerated space. As a major import/export hub, Viracopos enjoys 'express lanes' for courier traffic which are exceptionally quick and unbureaucratic by Brazilian standards.
Between 2008 and 2010, passenger traffic grew from 1.02 million in 2008 to 7.5 million in 2011. The airport can handle 7 million passengers/year.[7] The number of flights offered has increased dramatically since Azul Brazilian Airlines made Viracopos its main hub.
On 31 August 2009, the previous operator Infraero unveiled a R$2,814 million (US$1,482.6 million; €1,038.8 million) investment plan to up-grade Viracopos International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics in 2016 which are held in Brazil. The investment intended to provide infra-structure to the airport, alleviating the air-traffic concentrated at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport. The investment was supposed to be distributed as follows:[8]
- Construction of a second runway
- Construction of phase 1 of a new passenger terminal
- Construction of the CPTM train to Campinas and São Paulo
- Flights to NYC-JFK (originally planned for June 2020, but cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic)
However, due to legal and bureaucratic issues, the Infraero original plan never occurred. Since the concession to Consortium Aeroportos Brasil, a new investment program focusing particularly on the construction of a new terminal was announced. The phase 1 of the new passenger terminal opened in May 2015.[9]
Following a decision made on 26 April 2011 by the Federal Government for private companies being granted concessions to operate some Infraero airports,[10] on 6 February 2012, the administration of the airport was conceded, for 30 years, to the Consortium Aeroportos Brasil composed by the Brazilian Triunfo,[11] an Investments and Funds Society (45%), UTC Engenharia e Participações,[12] an Engineering and Investments Society (45%), and the French Aeroports Egis Avia[13] (10%).[14] Infraero, the state-run organization, remains with 49% of the shares of the company incorporated for the administration.[15][16][17]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
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Statistics
Accidents and incidents
- 23 November 1961: an Aerolíneas Argentinas de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 registration LV-AHR operating flight 322 from Campinas-Viracopos to Port of Spain after reaching an altitude of about 100m lost altitude, collided with a eucalyptus forest and crashed. All 12 crew and 40 passengers on board were killed. The accident was attributed to pilot error.[22]
- 13 October 2012: a Centurion Air Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registration N988AR operating flight 425 from Miami to Campinas-Viracopos lost a landing gear while landing on runway 15, causing damage to both the aircraft and runway. No injuries were reported. Following the incident, the airport was closed for 45 hours before the damaged aircraft was removed and the runway reopened. This caused a major traffic disruption with the airlines that operate at the airport.[23] This also marked the first time Viracopos Airport had been closed other than weather, ending the airport's 52 year clean record.
Access
The airport is located 82 km (51 mi) northwest of the state capital city of São Paulo and 20 km (12 mi) southwest of downtown Campinas, adjacent to the Bandeirantes-Anhanguera highway complex, which connects the capital city to the interior of São Paulo state.
See also
References
- "Estatísticas e Publicações". Aeroportos Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Viracopos". Aeroportos Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Law 7585/1987". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 6 January 1987. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Lei n˚7.585, de 6 de janeiro de 1987" (in Portuguese). Câmara dos Deputados. 6 January 1987. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- Azul Brazilian Airlines, ed. (2011). "Viracopos, o nosso escolhido". Bem-vindo à bordo (in Portuguese). Campinas: Azul Brazilian Airlines (8): 23–25.
- Torres, Carmen Lígia (2011). "Capital privado dá novo impulso: Plano do governo federal é criar o maior centro aeroportuário do país". Polo de inovação: Centros de pesquisa são a base do desenvolvimento (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Valor Econômico: 36.
- Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). pp. A4. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "Home" (in Portuguese). Viracopos. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- Bitencourt, Rafael (26 April 2011). "Governo define concessão de obras em 3 aeroportos, diz Palocci" (in Portuguese). Valor Online. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Home" (in Portuguese). Triunfo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- "Home" (in Portuguese). UTC Engenharia e Participações. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- "Home". Egis Avia. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- Rittner, Daniel (7 February 2012). "Cumbica, Viracopos e Brasília são privatizados" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- Salomon, Marta; Monteiro, Tânia (1 June 2011). "Governo pretende privatizar três aeroportos e abrir o capital da Infraero" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo: Economia. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "Brazil moves swiftly (at last) to award airport concessions". CAPA. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- "Conheça o Consórcio Aeroportos Brasil que irá operar em Viracopos". Exame (in Portuguese). 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- "Azul passa a ter voo direto ligando Campinas a Comandatuba". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- "Avião que fez o voo inaugural da DHL tem problema e não consegue decolar de Campinas". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- "Viracopos passa a receber voos cargueiros da Ethiopian Airlines". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Schedule". Lufthansa Cargo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Accident description LV-AHR". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Hradecky, Simon (15 October 2012). "Accident: Centurion MD11 at Sao Paulo on Oct 13th 2012, left main gear collapsed during roll out". Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
External links
Media related to Viracopos-Campinas International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Airport information for SBKP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBKP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for VCP at Aviation Safety Network
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[de] Flughafen Viracopos
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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Campinas
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L'aéroport international de São Paulo/Campinas – Viracopos[1] est un aéroport brésilien situé à 14 km au sud-ouest de Campinas, dans l'État de São Paulo, à 99 km au nord-ouest de São Paulo et près du complexe routier Bandeirantes et Anhangüera, qui relie la capitale à l'intérieur. En plus d'être un terminal d'affaires, c'est le second aéroport de marchandises au Brésil. L'un de ses avantages est qu'il est rarement fermé pour mauvaises conditions météorologiques (en moyenne cinq jours par an).[it] Aeroporto di Campinas-Viracopos
L'Aeroporto di Campinas-Viracopos (ICAO: SBKP - IATA: VCP) è un aeroporto brasiliano, il terzo aeroporto per ordine di importanza e transiti tra quelli che servono San Paolo del Brasile. Situato a circa 100 km dal centro della metropoli, nella città di Campinas, sorge adiacente alla strada ad alto scorrimento Bandeirantes-Anhanguera, via di comunicazione che collega la città di San Paolo con l'interno dello Stato.[ru] Виракопус
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