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The airport was initially planned in 1919, but it did not open until 12 April 1936. [7] The site was outside the built-up urban area at the time, and it was chosen because it had favourable winds and lay on a high hill with little vegetation. [7] The airport was opened with a 300-metre (984-ft.) long dirt runway. [7]
^1 SAO is common IATA code for São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (IATA: GRU), São Paulo–Congonhas Airport (IATA: CGH) and Viracopos/Campinas International Airport (IATA: VCP). ^2 SDZ is common IATA code for Sumburgh Airport ( IATA : LSI ), Tingwall Airport ( IATA : LWK ) and Scatsta Airport ( IATA : SCS ).
Airport City Passengers Change 22-21 1 ... Congonhas-São Paulo Airport: CGH: São Paulo: 17,119,530: 10.6% 4
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO: SBSP) – older airport, serving mainly domestic routes; Viracopos International Airport (IATA: VCP, ICAO: SBKP) – airport serving Campinas, São Paulo State; Campo de Marte Airport (ICAO: SBMT) – São Paulo's first airport, housing a flying school and general aviation services
View of the airport in the 1960s. 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).
The DST column shows the months in which Daylight Saving Time, a.k.a. Summer Time, begins and ends. A blank DST box usually indicates that the location stays on Standard Time all year, although in some cases the location stays on Summer Time all year.