The only international airport in Minas Gerais, strategically located and one of the main hubs in the country, serving around 50 national and international destinations. Since 2014, the terminal has been managed by a concession, formed by the CCR Group, one of the largest infrastructure concession companies in Latin America, and by Zurich Airport, operator of Zurich Airport, the main air hub in Switzerland and considered one of the best airports in the world, in addition to Infraero, a state-owned company with more than 40 years of experience in managing airports in Brazil.
BH Airport consolidates its actions in ethics and compliance management in its integrity program.
The history of Tancredo Neves International Airport begins in the 1970s. At the time, the mining capital relied solely on Pampulha Airport, built in 1933 and already operating with operational limitations. The demand for a world-class airport led the Ministry of Aeronautics, in partnership with the State Government, to initiate technical feasibility studies for the construction of the "Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Airport".
The conclusion of the studies indicated an area located in the municipalities of Lagoa Santa / Confins, as the most recommended to receive the new venture due to exceptional weather and topographic conditions.
1978 Governor Aureliano Chaves publishes Decree No. 19.273, which declares public areas necessary for the implementation of the "Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Airport".
1980 THE AIRPORT THAT MINERS DREAMED SO MUCH BECOMES REALITY. The works of Confins Airport begin by the Andrade Gutierrez-Mendes Júnior Consortium.
1982 On July 15, the runway opens with the landing of the Bandeirante plane, bringing from Pampulha Airport Governor Francelino Pereira, and the ministers Eliseu Resende, from Transport, and Délio Jardim de Mattos, from Aeronautics.
1982 On November 10, the first commercial flight of the defunct airline Vasp lands in Confins from São Paulo.
1983 At 10:30 am on March 25, the Airport receives its first international air cargo flight. Varig's Boeing 707-323C from Rome brings 35 tons of equipment imported from Italy to the "new" airport.
1984
1984 The airport receives the first scheduled passenger flight. The extinct Vasp Boeing 737 carried passengers from Belo Horizonte to Brasilia and connections to Goiânia and Cuiabá. In March the Airport is officially opened. In July, the first non-stop Varig international flight to Miami takes place.
1986 Through Federal Law No. 7,534, it is renamed Tancredo Neves International Airport.
1990
INTERNATIONAL REGULAR ROUTES BEGIN.
First regular international call opened. Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano starts operations with a flight between Belo Horizonte and Santa Cruz da La Sierra. 1993 The Uruguayan area company Pluna inaugurates the Montevideo - Belo Horizonte route.
1994 American Airlines started Miami - Guarulhos - BH route.
1995 United Airlines launches the first nonstop regular route between Belo Horizonte and the United States: BH - Miami.
2000 The Airport receives flights transferred from Pampulha Airport and begins its growth cycle.
2005 The Airport begins receiving new flights from GOL, TAM, Varig and OceanAir.
2006 Gol opens in the Airport area its Aircraft Maintenance Center - the largest and most advanced technological complex of its kind in Latin America. TAM and GOL open international routes to Buenos Aires, with stops in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
2007 Airport exceeds 2 million passengers.
2008 TAP starts the BH - Lisbon route. Copa Airlines starts the BH - Panama route.
2010
Azul, Trip and Webjet inaugurate flights to Belem, Porto Velho, Manaus, Rio Branco, Ribeirão Preto, Navegantes, and other destinations never operated before from Belo Horizonte, such as Fortaleza, Maceió and Porto Alegre.
2013
Aerolíneas Argentinas Group begins daily flight operation to Buenos Aires. The Federal Government promotes the auction for the concession of Tancredo Neves International Airport. The AeroBrasil consortium, consisting of the CCR group, Munich Airport and Zurich Airport, was the winner.
2014
September 2014 - Tancredo Neves International Airport wins the Migration Control and Popular Vote "Tourist Support" categories of the Boa Viagem FIFA World Cup 2014 Prize, promoted by the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC) of the Presidency of the Republic.
April 7 - BH Airport, a concessionaire of Belo Horizonte International Airport, is born. The Airport is officially granted to private enterprise. The concessionaire, formed by the CCR group, Zurich Airport and Infraero, signs a concession agreement for airport expansion, maintenance and operation for 30 years. May 7th to June 1st - Transition Transition Stage 1. The Concessionaire launches and executes the Immediate Action and Operational Transition Plans June 2 through August 11 - Transition Stage 2. The concessionaire begins to follow the management of Infraero, still responsible for the operation and management of revenues and expenses.
August 11 - The Infrastructure Improvement Plan (PMI) is presented. August 12 to January 11, 2015 - Transition Stage 3, the Assisted Operation. The Concessionaire takes over the operation, revenue and expense management, and Infraero makes its employees available to BH Airport.
2015
August: International flights are transferred to Terminal 3.
January 12 - BH Airport fully assumes the management and operation of Tancredo Neves International Airport. April 8 - Tancredo Neves International Airport was the winner in the "Most Efficient Public Service" category in the "Airports + Brazil - who chooses is the passenger" award, promoted by the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC) of the Presidency of the Republic.
January to July - BH Airport makes several improvements to the airport infrastructure and increases the mix of stores and services.
September: BH Airport begins work on its main short-term project. Passenger Terminal 2, which will integrate into the main Terminal and will double the capacity of the Airport to 22 million passengers per year.
2016
BH Airport inaugurated on December 6th its new Passenger Terminal, which now offers infrastructure capable of attracting new flights, both domestic and international, and raised the quality of passenger service with more space, comfort and new options. services. BH International Airport has the capacity to process 22 million passengers per year.
Future
Expansion and improvements as demand study.
