GRU Airport, the concessionaire that manages São Paulo International Airport, in Guarulhos, recorded the movement of 30,6 thousand tons of cargo in March 2024. Of this total, 13,7 thousand tons represent imported items, of which 182,1 tons of cargo processed through international express shipping warehouses. Exports totaled 16,9 thousand tons moved, 205,2 tons of which were also processed in the same warehouses for express shipments outside Brazil
market share
Guarulhos airport is consolidating itself as the main logistics terminal for international cargo, with 56% of the air market in March 2024. In this same period, it was responsible for 46% of all imports via air transport, while exports totaled 63%. In the first quarter of the year, the market share of imported volume was 42%.
Among the most transported products are those from the automotive segment with 29%, pharmaceuticals with 18%, machinery with 16% and electronics with 9% of nationalized cargo at TECA GRU.
Route network
One of the main air connection hubs in Latin America, São Paulo International Airport was operated by 36 scheduled and non-scheduled airlines, which handled cargo in March. Of the 34 that operated regularly, five served the domestic market (three national and international and two focused on freighters), the other 29 carried out exclusively international flights (of these, seven operated with cargo aircraft).
The Cargo Terminal at São Paulo International Airport is the largest airport complex in the country, totaling an area of approximately 190 thousand m² bonded, with 100 thousand m² operated by GRU Airport and 90 thousand m² managed by third parties. The terminal houses the largest refrigerated complex at airports in Brazil, with around 33.000 thousand m³ of import and export storage capacity. The 24 cold rooms cover all temperature and product variations. In addition, the space has 440 positions for refrigerated containers for imports.
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