CNF · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Tancredo Neves International Airport.
--:--:-- · BRT (UTC-03:00) · 19.6357° S, 43.9669° W
Belo Horizonte International Airport
Airport in Brazil
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for CNF
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5882; ident SBCF; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
infraero.gov.br
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Belo Horizonte International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
CNF / SBCF
OurAirports ident
SBCF
GPS / local code
SBCF / MG0001
ISO region
BR-MG
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
infraero.gov.br
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1987608
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--BRT · UTC-03:00
Time zone
BRT
America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
32 km
Approximate distance to central Belo Horizonte.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Brasília
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
BRL (R$)
Country area
8,515,767 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1984
Owner / entity
Q1987608
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Tancredo Neves International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Belo Horizonte's built-up core sits roughly 32 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Sao_Paulo (UTC-03:00, BRT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF / SBCF) is at 19.6357° S, 43.9669° W, elevation 2,721 ft (829 m), serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Belo Horizonte is in Brazil (capital Brasília); regulated by Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC); on America/Sao_Paulo (BRT, UTC-03:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: BRL (R$).
Distance from central Belo Horizonte: 32 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for CNF.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF / SBCF)
Belo Horizonte International Airport · Airport in Brazil
Known label 1
http://www.infraero.gov.br/usa/aero_prev_home.php?ai=207
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CNF, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
SBCF · SBCF · MG0001 · BR-MG
infraero.gov.br · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Belo Horizonte/Confins–Tancredo Neves International Airport, formerly called Confins International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Belo Horizonte, located in the municipality of Confins, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for CNF; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Lagoa Santa
lagoa-santa · 6.9 km from CNF
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 75,145 · city coordinates -19.6301, -43.9009
2. São José da Lapa
sao-jose-da-lapa · 7.2 km from CNF
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 26,090 · city coordinates -19.7003, -43.9602
3. Vespasiano
vespasiano · 7.7 km from CNF
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 129,246 · city coordinates -19.6919, -43.9233
4. Pedro Leopoldo
pedro-leopoldo · 8.2 km from CNF
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 62,580 · city coordinates -19.6181, -44.0431
5. Matozinhos
matozinhos · 15 km from CNF
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 37,618 · city coordinates -19.5578, -44.0814
6. Santa Luzia
santa-luzia-3450144 · 19 km from CNF
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 219,132 · city coordinates -19.7697, -43.8514
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. GIG SBGL
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro
361 km from CNF · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 28 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates -22.8100, -43.2506
2. SDU SBRJ
Santos Dumont Airport · Rio de Janeiro
374 km from CNF · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 11 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates -22.9104, -43.1628
3. GRU SBGR
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · São Paulo
495 km from CNF · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 2,461 ft (750 m) · airport coordinates -23.4313, -46.4700
Route-time reference set
1. CNF-GIG
Rio De Janeiro · 361 km · 1h 17m
America/Sao_Paulo · +0h from CNF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. CNF-SDU
Rio de Janeiro · 374 km · 1h 18m
America/Sao_Paulo · +0h from CNF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. CNF-GRU
São Paulo · 495 km · 1h 28m
America/Sao_Paulo · +0h from CNF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for CNF.
Runway identifiers
16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. GIG SBGL
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro · 361 km from CNF
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 28 ft (9 m) · -22.8100, -43.2506
2. SDU SBRJ
Santos Dumont Airport · Rio de Janeiro · 374 km from CNF
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 11 ft (3 m) · -22.9104, -43.1628
3. GRU SBGR
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · São Paulo · 495 km from CNF
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,461 ft (750 m) · -23.4313, -46.4700
4. CGH SBSP
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · São Paulo · 524 km from CNF
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,631 ft (802 m) · -23.6277, -46.6546
5. BSB SBBR
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brasília · 592 km from CNF
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · -15.8692, -47.9208
6. GYN SBGO
Santa Genoveva International Airport · Goiânia · 648 km from CNF
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,450 ft (747 m) · -16.6320, -49.2207
Country and authority
CNF sits in Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil), whose capital is Brasília. Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, South America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Portuguese. Currency context: BRL (R$). CNF is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
CNF is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with http://www.infraero.gov.br/usa/aero_prev_home.php?ai=207. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Brazil. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Belo Horizonte/Confins–Tancredo Neves International Airport, formerly called Confins International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Belo Horizonte, located in the municipality of Confins, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1987608 · Tancredo Neves International Airport. Administrative area: Confins. Entity official-site cross-check: infraero.com.br
Field and clock profile
Tancredo Neves International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 2,721 ft (829 m), positioned at 19.6357° S, 43.9669° W in the Southern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. The airport clock uses America/Sao_Paulo (BRT, UTC-03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Lagoa Santa is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.9 km. GIG Rio De Janeiro is the closest retained airport alternative at 361 km.
Country airport peers
CNF is compared with GIG Rio De Janeiro at 361 km, SDU Rio de Janeiro at 374 km, GRU São Paulo at 495 km, CGH São Paulo at 524 km, BSB Brasília at 592 km inside the retained Brazil airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
CNF-GIG Rio De Janeiro: 361 km, about 1h 17m, +0h. CNF-SDU Rio de Janeiro: 374 km, about 1h 18m, +0h. CNF-GRU São Paulo: 495 km, about 1h 28m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SBCF backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. infraero.gov.br is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
16/34
OurAirports classifies CNF as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Belo Horizonte.
CNF (SBCF) is a moderate-elevation field at 2,721 ft (829 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
CNF sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
CNF's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for CNF runs through Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at infraero.gov.br, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for CNF
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
CNF uses America/Sao_Paulo (BRT, UTC-03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Tancredo Neves International Airport is about 32 km from central Belo Horizonte; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
GIG Rio De Janeiro is the closest retained alternate at 361 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
infraero.gov.br is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place CNF inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
CNF ranks #4 in the curated Brazil airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
CNF shares America/Sao_Paulo with BSB Brasília BR · CGH São Paulo BR · CWB Curitiba BR · GIG Rio De Janeiro BR · GRU São Paulo BR · GYN Goiânia BR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
CNF is 2,721 ft (829 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TUS 2,643 ft (806 m) (78 ft delta) · CGH 2,631 ft (802 m) (90 ft delta) · TYN 2,575 ft (785 m) (146 ft delta) · BOI 2,871 ft (875 m) (150 ft delta) · ADJ 2,555 ft (779 m) (166 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
CNF's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are GIG 361 km +0h · SDU 374 km +0h · GRU 495 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio De Janeiro | GIG | 361 km | 1h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Rio de Janeiro | SDU | 374 km | 1h 18m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| São Paulo | GRU | 495 km | 1h 28m | +0h | --:--:-- |
CNF to GIG
Rio De Janeiro
Distance 361 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone America/Sao_Paulo is +0h from CNF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CNF to SDU
Rio de Janeiro
Distance 374 km; estimated travel window 1h 18m; destination zone America/Sao_Paulo is +0h from CNF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CNF to GRU
São Paulo
Distance 495 km; estimated travel window 1h 28m; destination zone America/Sao_Paulo is +0h from CNF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Belo Horizonte is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Tancredo Neves International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from CNF, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Lagoa Santa
lagoa-santa · 6.9 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
São José da Lapa
sao-jose-da-lapa · 7.2 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vespasiano
vespasiano · 7.7 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pedro Leopoldo
pedro-leopoldo · 8.2 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Matozinhos
matozinhos · 15 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Luzia
santa-luzia-3450144 · 19 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ribeirão das Neves
ribeirao-das-neves · 19 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jaboticatubas
jaboticatubas · 27 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Belo Horizonte
belo-horizonte · 32 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sabará
sabara · 33 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Contagem
contagem · 34 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sete Lagoas
sete-lagoas · 35 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Tancredo Neves International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Rio De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro (SDU), São Paulo (GRU). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers 16/34.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1984.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from CNF. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportGIG
Rio De Janeiro · large airport
- Distance
- 361 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 28 ft (9 m)
Compare against GIG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Santos Dumont AirportSDU
Rio de Janeiro · large airport
- Distance
- 374 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 11 ft (3 m)
Compare against SDU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportGRU
São Paulo · large airport
- Distance
- 495 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,461 ft (750 m)
Compare against GRU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF) in?▾
Tancredo Neves International Airport is in the America/Sao_Paulo timezone (UTC-03:00, BRT).
What are the codes for Tancredo Neves International Airport?▾
Tancredo Neves International Airport uses IATA code CNF and ICAO code SBCF.
Where is Tancredo Neves International Airport located?▾
Tancredo Neves International Airport is located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil at coordinates 19.6357° S, 43.9669° W, with an elevation of 2,721 ft (829 m) (moderate-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Tancredo Neves International Airport from central Belo Horizonte?▾
Tancredo Neves International Airport sits roughly 32 km from the nearest mapped city center for Belo Horizonte.
Which route reference is most useful from CNF?▾
Rio De Janeiro (GIG) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 17m, destination timezone America/Sao_Paulo, and a +0h difference from CNF.
Which authority regulates CNF?▾
Tancredo Neves International Airport sits inside Brazil, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).
What other airports in Brazil are close peers to CNF?▾
CNF's curated peers in Brazil on this site include GIG Rio De Janeiro, SDU Rio de Janeiro, GRU São Paulo, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Tancredo Neves International Airport have?▾
Tancredo Neves International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 16/34.