Sao Paulo - Guarulhos International Airport

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Continent: South America Country: Brazil
Sao Paulo - Guarulhos International Airport
Location Sao Paulo, Brazil
IATA code GRU
ICAO code SBGR
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.infraero.com.br
Overview map Google Maps
Communications
Tower 132.75 118.4 135.2
Ground 121.7(EAST) 126.9(WEST)
Clearance 121.0
Approach 129.75
ATIS 127.75

Guarulhos is the main Hub for TAM, Ocean Air, Varig and TAM. The airport have 2 runways (27L/09R and 27R/09L).It is the second largest airport in Brazil, after Congonhas, but Congonhas is a national airport (it only have international, in the name), so Guarulhos gets all main international traffic for Brazil. A spotting guide, in Portuguese can be found here: [1]

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Locations to Avoid

Regular Traffic

Iberia - A340 x 2

TAP Air Portugal - A330, A340

British Airways - B740 x 2

Air France - B777, A330, A340

Alitalia - B777

Air CHina - B767 (to begin A330)

JAL - B747

South African - A340

Lufthansa - B747 x 2, A340

Swiss - A340 x 2

Varig - B737, B767

Varig Log - MD-11F, B727F, DC-10F

TAM - MD-11, B777 (To begin in 2008), A330, A320, A319

KLM - B777

Ocean Air - F100, B767, B757

Pluna Uruguay - Bombardier CRJ900, B757, B737

GOL - B737-700, and -800. Lots of them.

Delta - B767 x 2

American Airlines - B767 x 2, B777

United Airlines - B767 x 3

Continental Airlines - B767, B767

Avianca - B767

Aerosur - B767, B757, B727, B737

Aerolineas Argentinas - B737

Copa Airlines - B737

LAN - A320, B767 x 2

TACA - A320

Aeromexico - B777, B767

Emirates Airlines - B777

Facilities and Transportation