Campo de Marte Airport

Campo de Marte Airport
Aeroporto Campo de Marte
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Operator
  • Infraero (1979–2022)
  • Pax Aeroportos (2022–present)
ServesSão Paulo
Opened26 July 1929; 97 years ago (1929-07-26)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL723 m (2,372 ft)
Coordinates23°30′33″S 046°38′15″W / 23.50917°S 46.63750°W / -23.50917; -46.63750
Websitepaxaeroportos.com.br
Map
Location in Brazil
RTE (São Paulo State)
RTE (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,600 5,250 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
11/28 25 82 Cobblestone
Statistics (2024)
Aircraft Operations58,304
Statistics: Pax
Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Campo de Marte Airport (IATA: RTE, ICAO: SBMT) is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1929. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn took its name from Campus Martius, in Rome.

The airport is operated by Pax Aeroportos.

History

Campo de Marte was the first airport built in São Paulo, officially opened on 26 July 1929.

The airport was bombarded during the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution.[citation needed]

On 12 November 1933 a ceremony marking the start-up of scheduled flights of VASP took place at the airport. The first two routes linked Campo de Marte to São Carlos and São José do Rio Preto, and to Ribeirão Preto and Uberaba.[citation needed]

It handled all air operations in São Paulo until VASP opened Congonhas Airport in 1936. VASP considered it a necessary move because of unexpected growing demands, and to avoid a problem of constant flooding by the adjoining Tietê River, particularly the one that happened in 1929.[citation needed]

São Paulo Air Force Base was created on 22 May 1941 by Decree 3,302 at Campo de Marte Airport. On 26 January 1945 the base at Campo de Marte was decommissioned and transferred to its present location, then called Cumbica Farm at Guarulhos.

Presently it houses the São Paulo Flying club, founded in 1931, helicopters and general aviation services. It has limited night operations capability, usually reserved to helicopters.

The 4th command of the Brazilian Air Force is also located on the premises.

On 11 May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei Galvão, during a mass on the site.

An agreement to establish an aerospace museum at the airport was signed in 2017.

Previously operated by Infraero, on 18 August 2022 Pax Aeroportos controlled by XP Inc. won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

An agreement between the federal and municipal governments over the use of the land was finally reached by February 2025, allowing work to progress on the aviation museum.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Conecta Seasonal: Angra dos Reis (begins 27 December 2026)

Statistics

Pope Benedict XVI during a mass celebrated on May 11, 2007 at the airport
Aerial view of the airport

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-31 August 2023) and Pax (2024) reports:

YearPassengerAircraftCargo (t)
202458,304
2023a66,44535,7960
2022103,361 Increase 7%57,194 Increase 3%0
202196,897 Increase 29%55,671 Increase 21%0
202075,171 Decrease 22%45,988 Decrease 27%0
201996,735 Decrease 19%63,281 Decrease 13%0
2018118,872 Steady72,376 Increase 5%0
2017118,984 Decrease 5%69,137 Decrease 3%0
2016125,324 Decrease 17%71,044 Decrease 24%0
2015151,275 Decrease 18%93,354 Decrease 20%0
2014185,494 Decrease 25%116,924 Decrease 13%0
2013246,087 Decrease 42%135,155 Decrease 6%0
2012427,160 Increase 10%143,799 Increase 8%0
2011388,100 Increase 7%133,509 Increase 9%0
2010361,984 Increase 16%123,009 Increase 18%0
2009312,460 Increase 16%104,502 Increase 2%0 Decrease 100%
2008269,498 Increase 17%102,088 Increase 9%252 Increase 22%
2007230,27693,452206

Note:
a: Neither Infraero or Pax Airports have informed statistics for 1 September – 31 December 2023.

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown São Paulo in the district of Santana.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Comunicados ao Mercado". Pax (in Portuguese). 8 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Home". Pax Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "CAMPO DE MARTE (SBMT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "História". Campo de Marte SBMT (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 156–159.
  7. ↑ "Temer e Doria criam parque no Campo de Marte com museu aeroespacial". Rede Nossa São Paulo (in Portuguese). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Força Aérea Brasileira e Campo de Marte dão Início ao Projeto MAPA: Museu Aeroespacial Paulista" [The Brazilian Air Force and Campo de Marte Launch the MAPA Project: Paulista Aerospace Museum]. Jornal SP Norte (in Portuguese). 6 February 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Azul Linhas Aéreas anuncia voos inéditos do Campo de Marte para Angra dos Reis". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 22 October 2026. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Accident description PT-OVC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Accident description PR-ZRA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Roger Agnelli, ex-presidente da Vale, morre em queda de avião em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). 19 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Accident description PS-FEM". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 February 2025.