This is the main airport for Sao Paulo. Unfortunately, it may get more congested if authorities decide to shut down its reliever, Congonhas (CGH), after the TAM Airbus crash there on July 17, since GRU will have to pick up the extra domestic flights.
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🔗 Sat, 17 Jan 2026
— @I_Am_So_Handsome at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, Brazil Reply
The airport is currently seeking expansion.
Only 2 runways makes it can only handle 45 operations per hour.
Take YYZ as an example, they have almost the same passenger volume every year(GRU is slightly more than YYZ), but YYZ has 5 runways.
Unfortunately, the airport is now surrounded by the rapidly growing metro area, and it is getting harder to expand.
re: Future congestion?
🔗 Sat, 17 Jan 2026
— @I_Am_So_Handsome at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, Brazil Reply
Reply to @david:
2026 here, they didn't.
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🔗 Thu, 12 Sep 2024
— @FHJordan at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, Brazil Reply
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Future congestion?
🔗 Fri, 20 Jul 2007
— @david at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, Brazil Reply
This is the main airport for Sao Paulo. Unfortunately, it may get more congested if authorities decide to shut down its reliever, Congonhas (CGH), after the TAM Airbus crash there on July 17, since GRU will have to pick up the extra domestic flights.