Retained scope
multi-zone gateway network
Brazil has 15 retained large/medium airport records (15 large, 0 medium) across 7 IANA zones.
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Country airport index
This page lists 15 retained airport records in our curated Brazil airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.
Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Brazil; it lists 15 retained airport records (15 large airports) across 7 IANA timezones (America/Sao_Paulo, America/Bahia, America/Belem plus 4 more).
Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.
Timezone note. Airport timezone records can be more granular than the country profile. America/Bahia, America/Belem, America/Fortaleza, America/Maceio, America/Recife appears in the retained airport records but not in the country-level timezone list, so use the airport record for local-time calculations.
Country airport evidence
This page is classified as a multi-zone gateway network. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.
Retained scope
multi-zone gateway network
Brazil has 15 retained large/medium airport records (15 large, 0 medium) across 7 IANA zones.
Code and entity coverage
15 IATA, 15 ICAO
15 retained records have airport-facts rows; 15 cite official airport domains and 15 carry Wikidata entity links.
Traffic and operation facts
0 passenger rows
No retained record quotes passenger-volume facts yet; operational depth comes from type, code, timezone, runway, source, and scheduled-service fields where available.
Timezone pattern
7 airport zones
Airport clocks span UTC-04:00 to UTC-03:00, so this country page must keep airport-local time rather than assuming America/Rio_Branco.
Verification boundary
60 source URLs
Visible source hosts include infraero.gov.br, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com, aenabrasil.com.br, ccraeroportos.com.br, fortaleza-airport.com.br, riogaleao.com. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.
Editorial status
manual dossier attached
Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.
Source hosts seen in retained airport facts
Traveler planning patterns
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH) is the first retained airport to check for Brazil; then scan the 15 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.
Do not assume one country clock: retained airport zones span UTC-04:00 to UTC-03:00. That matters for overnight arrivals, missed-connection buffers, and airport pickup times.
7 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.
15 retained records carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.
Brazil has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.
No retained airport quotes passenger-volume facts yet, so the page avoids traffic rankings and leans on source-backed type, code, timezone, and city context.
Airport coverage patterns
Country aviation profile
These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.
International gateways
13
Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.
Scheduled service
15 / 15
Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.
Runway records
23
Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.
Curated passenger coverage
0 / 15
Curated passenger figures are not yet attached to retained records here.
Gateway evidence matrix
The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.
São Paulo · CGH · America/Sao_Paulo
OurAirports classifies CGH as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 6,365 ft / 1,940 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 18 coverage signals
Curitiba · CWB · America/Sao_Paulo
OurAirports classifies CWB as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Curitiba.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 7,277 ft / 2,218 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Salvador · SSA · America/Bahia
OurAirports classifies SSA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Salvador.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 9,859 ft / 3,005 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Manaus · MAO · America/Manaus
OurAirports classifies MAO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Manaus.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 8,858 ft / 2,700 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 18 coverage signals
Fortaleza · FOR · America/Fortaleza
OurAirports classifies FOR as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Fortaleza.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 9,039 ft / 2,755 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 18 coverage signals
Porto Alegre · POA · America/Sao_Paulo
OurAirports classifies POA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Porto Alegre.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Brasília · BSB · America/Sao_Paulo
OurAirports classifies BSB as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Brasília.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 10,827 ft / 3,300 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 18 coverage signals
Recife · REC · America/Recife
OurAirports classifies REC as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Recife.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 9,865 ft / 3,007 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Time-zone span
Brazil’s retained airport records span 7 IANA zones from UTC-04:00 to UTC-03:00 — an offset spread of 1.0 hour. No zone here observes a seasonal DST shift in the IANA database.
America/Sao_Paulo
UTC-03:00 · BRT
9 airports
America/Bahia
Offset not in retained zone table
1 airport
America/Belem
Offset not in retained zone table
1 airport
America/Fortaleza
Offset not in retained zone table
1 airport
Regional peer comparison
Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.
Country aviation dossier
Brazil's airport system handled close to 200 million passengers in 2024, per ANAC and ANBA reporting. São Paulo–Guarulhos (GRU) led at 43.6 million; Congonhas (CGH), Brasília (BSB), and Galeão (GIG) follow. LATAM Brasil, GOL, and Azul dominate the domestic schedule. ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) regulates; airport concessions to private operators (Aena at the Northeast Block, Vinci at the Central Block) have reshaped operations since 2022. International traffic grew 13.6% to 25.8M, signalling continued long-haul recovery.
Sources
Last verified 2026-05-09 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.
Frequently asked
Reference fields include Brazil's ISO codes, airport slugs and IATA codes, IANA timezone identifiers, top-airport passenger labels, hub-airline tags, and peer-country slugs.
Country overview
The retained catalog currently includes 15 airport records in 14 airport cities or localities. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.
Retained records
15
Airport localities
14
Timezone records
7 zones
Time-zone planning
For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.
Codes, clocks, and city mapping
IATA coverage
15 codes
Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.
ICAO coverage
15 codes
Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.
Airport mix
15 large / 0 medium
Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.
DST travel risk
Multi-zone
Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.
These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.
Rio De Janeiro
2 linked airports
GIG Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (America/Sao_Paulo); SDU Santos Dumont Airport (America/Sao_Paulo)
São Paulo
2 linked airports
CGH Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (America/Sao_Paulo); GRU São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (America/Sao_Paulo)
Belo Horizonte
1 linked airport
CNF Tancredo Neves International Airport (America/Sao_Paulo)
Manaus
1 linked airport
MAO Eduardo Gomes International Airport (America/Manaus)
Salvador
1 linked airport
SSA Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (America/Bahia)
Major airport list
These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
São Paulo
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo
Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport
Curitiba
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo
Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Salvador
large airport · America/Bahia
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Manaus
large airport · America/Manaus
Pinto Martins International Airport
Fortaleza
large airport · America/Fortaleza
Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport
Porto Alegre
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo
Route-planning cues
Start with gateway airports
15 large airports
Use large-airport entries first for broad trip planning, then scan medium airports for regional options.
Check the local clock
7 timezones
Compare airport zones before overnight arrivals, early departures, or daylight-saving changes.
Move to city context
7 linked airports
Linked city pages help turn an airport timezone into a local clock for meetings and ground plans.
Boundary: this page supports code lookup, timezone checks, and city planning. It does not verify active routes, terminals, flight schedules, border rules, or operating notices.
City coverage
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
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