Natal's TWO Strategical International Airports

Augusto Severo ( actual international airport Natal )

Not every city has two international airports.
Especially if it is not a very big city and especially if one of those two airport is the biggest airport of one of the fastest growing continents of the world.
Brazil's São Gonçalo de Amarante airport in Rio Grande do Norte state set to become Brazil's first concessioned airport.
São Gonçalo de Amarante airport will be the largest airport terminal in Latin America and the seventh largest in the world, with capacity to handle 5mn passengers/y.

Not every new president guarantees and heavily invests in an international airport.
Especially if this new president is an economist ( also taking great political risk ) then this president must have a very good ( rational ) reason.

Eager to avoid a (near) collaps of the Brazilian airports during the World Cup in 2014 and wanting to speed up preparations for the World Cup in 2014 she wants to isolate the Brazilian airports ( Infraero ) from politics and the Ministry of Defense ( to decrease bureaucracy and increase effciency and speed ).
Dilma Rousseff wants to create a autonomous ministry that rules the Brazilian airports ( then only supervised by the Brazilian Government and by a competent technical person ).

Discover why !

Dilma estuda criar ministério para o setor aéreo
http://www.airportinfraexpo.com.br/airport/noticias/78/dilma-estuda-criar-minist%C3%A9rio-para-o-setor-a%C3%A9reo.html

Triangle Natal ( Portal Brazil ), Lisbon (Europe), Miami (USA)

Both Natal airports ( and our Project ) are at the lower point of this triangle
( connecting Brazil with Europe and USA or connecting North and South America, Europe and Africa ).
Off course most planes still come from the South-East of Brazilie and Argentina (mostly tourists) and this is not indicated on this map/globe with triangle.

During World War II the Allies (Americans) constructed Natal airport because it was then the closest crossover and the only possible crossover for their planes to reach Europe.
Natal (Brazil) was during the war the busiest airport in the world.
It still is the only place where some of the biggest planes of the world are able to cross over with full passenger and cargo capacity used.
Even for the planes that can, this is the most fuel efficient and safest cross over the Atlantic.

Funny enough back then, it was an airport city ( on arrival you could sleep at the airport in a hotel ) and it will be again.

Back then Brazil was a very undeveloped, a closed land and economy.

With the new international airport ( and Brazil quickly becoming one of the biggest and fastest growing economies of the world )
this airport is bound to be one of the busiest airport hubs of the Western hemisphere and the world again.
In fact both Natal international airports are relatively new ( the first Natal international airport became international less then a decade ago ).

Now a land with the dimensions of a continent and the largest reserves of water, hydro and alternative energy and fuels (like ethanol, eco diesel and eco kerosene) and basic commodities (like iron) with one of the largest direct foreign investments of the world is obliged to have a huge hub (and the best and most logic place is) in Natal
(able and ready to receive the biggest airplanes of the world).


Actually there is not sufficient capacity where it is needed ( at the North-East corner ).
The airport system nearly collapsed a few years ago for a prolonged period of time.
With a booming GDP of around or approaching 8% ( second only to China ), with domestical aviation growing at a much higher pace, with the world cup and olympics in view, Brazil cannot afford not to have this airport in place soon ( as the president points out ).

President Dilma Rouseff is foreseeing this for years ( while still minister under the Lula government ) and is eager to realize the potential of Brazil and was preparing, promoting and creating this airport long before she run for president
.
President Dilma and President Lula have worked in tandem to make the realization of this airport possible.

Breaking news :
The new international airport São Gonçalo ( do Amarante ) will be ready in mid 2013 and will be one of the biggest of the world
It is the only Latin America airport able to handle Airbus A380, Boeing B787 Dreamliner and Boeing 797 ( planned giant plain for about 1000 passengers ).
There are only a few airports in the world that can handle them.
The new airport has a planned capacity of 40 million passengers a year ( in the second phase).
This will make the Litoral Norte ( North Coast ) of Rio Grande do Norte the International Real Estate Hotspot for years to come.
It will be the official Air Portal for Brazil.
Runways and taxiways are already ready ( the airplane parking plots are in a final stage ).
The airport concession tender will be launched beginning 2011 ( the rules are published by Anac ).

Articles :

A tender to operate São Gonçalo do Amarante airport in Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state is likely to be launched in the first two weeks of November, paper DCI reported.
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Sao_Goncalo_airport_concession_tender
The concessionaire will invest to complete construction under one of the first airport concession agreements in the country, the report said.
The concession is for a 25-year period, extendable for another 25 years ( this turned out to be a longer period of 28 years ).
Work should begin in 1H10 and the first phase is expected to be completed in 2012 ( this is now mid 2013 ), the report said.

The final version of the technical and economic feasibility study has been discussed by representatives of the ministries of defense, planning and finance, the national treasury, national airport authority Infraero ( http://www.bnamericas.com/company-profile/en/Empresa_Brasileira_de_Infra-Estrutura_Aeroportuaria-Infraero ) and national development bank BNDES ( http://www.bnamericas.com/company-profile/en/Banco_Nacional_de_Desenvolvimento_Economico_e_Social-BNDES ), among others.

There are at least four groups interested in the initiative so far, two foreign firms and two Brazilian, according to Nelson Tavares, the state secretary of planning and finance.
( Not confirmed but we heard that also Odebrecht and several large international airport builders are interested to participate and run the concession )

"We cannot disclose names until the bureaucratic process in complete," Tavares was quoted as saying in the report.

http://tribunadonorte.com.br/noticia/cnd-aprova-a-concessao/167072 ( last hurdle for realization removed on 08/12/2010 - in Portuguese only )
http://www.diariodenatal.com.br/2010/12/10/economia1_0.php ( last hurdle removed on 08/12/2010 - in Portuguese only )

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http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Airport-Review-2009/Brazil-to-invite-tenders-to-operate-Sao-Goncalo-do-Amarante.html
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Anac ( Brazil's civil aviation agency ) prepared the tender to concession Sao Gonçalo do Amarante international airport ( Greater Natal International Airport ) already earlier this year.
Now CND ( Conselho Nacional de Desestatização ) aproves the tender ( 09/12/2010 )
http://tribunadonorte.com.br/noticia/cnd-aprova-a-concessao/167072 ( in Portuguese only )
The tender or bidding itself ( which allows big investors to make a bid ) is foreseen for the beginning of 2011 at the major Brazilian stock exchange Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros de São Paulo ( BM&F Bovespa )
The main runway build by the Brazilian army is ready for a while now.
The (big) investor that wins the tender will explore the biggest Latin America city airport for 28 years (not 25 as announced before)
( this concession is extendible or renewable ).
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Bovespa is the second largest stock market in the world by market capitalization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BM%26F_Bovespa

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One year after the Sao Gonçalo do Amarante international airport will be inaugurated, the value of the properties in our project is expected to triplicate in a short period of time.
When the first visible signs ( or the winning of the tender offer ) will be there value could start to have a relatively sudden and steep increase.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Natal_International_Airport
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President Lula signs decree for Natal's new International Airport
http://www.pioneerlandgroup.com/blog/economy/president-lula-signs-decree-for-natals-new-airport/
Posted by Pioneer Land Group in Economy, Tourism.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a decree allowing the privatization of Rio Grande do Norte state's Sao Gonçalo de Amarante airport.
The tender is expected to be launched in H2, and will be worth some 1bn reais (US$544mn), news service Agencia Estado reported.
The first phase of construction is budgeted at around 800mn reais and should wrap up by 2012.
The airport has already received 105mn reais in federal funding through the country's growth acceleration plan (PAC). The federal government will invest about 155mn reais by year-end to complete their works.
Scheduled to open in 2013, Sao Gonçalo airport will be the largest airport terminal in Latin America and the 7th largest in the world, with capacity to handle 5 million passengers/year ( first phase and 40 million in the second phase ).
Natal is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup.
Business News America
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Natal rated in top ten world retirement home locations
Posted by Pioneer Land Group in Tourism
With over 7 million annual tourists now enjoying the hundreds of miles of untouched beaches, delicious seafood and relaxed lifestyle of the north-east of Brazil, International Property Journal pronounced Natal in the world's top ten retirement locations.
The economic growth of Brazil as a country is undeniable.
Combined with the fantastic weather, friendly people, and of course upcoming events such as the FIFA World Cup and also the Olympics, Brazil's appeal is practically uncontested.

Increasingly stable economies, attractive investment environments, access to natural resources and local political risk in the Middle East are driving Gulf investors' decisions to allocate capital to Latin America.

The 3rd Latin America Mid-East Investors For_um,
(http://ems.euromoney.com/ems/r.asp?cIndex=487202&mIndex=1066871377&hurl=http%3A//www.latinfinance.com/lameif) (LA-MEIF)
takes place on May 9-10 at the Park Rotana in Abu Dhabi and is the perfect place to meet with Gulf-based investors looking beyond
the Middle East and to Latin & South America and Brazil in particular for investment opportunities.
Over 150 Gulf-based funds and institutional investors will be looking for investment opportunities including in the North East of Brazil
because of the new Natal international airport - Sao Goncalo do Amarante in Rio Grande do Norte.

ACTUAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUGUSTO SEVERO

The new International Airport is located at 70 km of The My House in Paradise Condominium and is seen as a priority for and partially financed by the Brazilian government and is an important piece of a government plan ( PAC ) to develop the Brazilian economy as it will be the Portal of Brazilian air traffic
( being the closest airport to Europe etc ).

Aeroporto Internacional Augusto Severo

http://tmanatvirtual.blogspot.com/2010/03/aeroporto-internacional-augusto-severo.html

During the conflict ( the second world war ) the airport of Natal was the airport with the most traffic in whole the world.
The lighthouse was also build ( by the Allies ) during the second world war and was the highest lighthouse of the world in concrete at the time.

Augusto Severo International Airport
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aeroporto Internacional Augusto Severo - Natal

IATA: NAT – ICAO: SBNT
Summary
Operator Infraero
Serves Natal
Location Parnamirim, Brazil
Elevation AMSL 170 ft / 52 m
Coordinates 05°54'41.10?S 035°14'51.78 W / 5.911417°S 35.2477167°W / -5.911417; -35.2477167
Website Infraero NAT
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16L/34R 8,530 2,600 Asphalt
16R/34L 5,905 1,800 Asphalt
12/30 5,987 1,825 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 1,894,113
Aircraft Operations 23,015
Metric tonnes of cargo 8,835
Statistics: Infraero [1]
Sources: Airport Website[2]

Augusto Severo International Airport (IATA: NAT, ICAO: SBNT) is located in the metropolitan area of Natal, in the municipality of Parnamirim. It is named in honor to the aviator Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão (1864-1902). In 2009, the airport was ranked 17th in terms of transported passengers in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.

Elected President Dilma guarantees that the Sao Gocalo airport is guaranteed because of its strategical position and national importance ( article in Portugues only )

Dilma diz que, se eleita, Aeroporto de São Gonçalo está garantido
Na avaliação da candidata, a posição estratégica na qual se localiza o RN justifica o esforço pelo término da obra.
Por Débora Ramos

http://www.nominuto.com/noticias/politica/dilma-diz-que-se-eleita-aeroporto-de-sao-goncalo-esta-garantido/57423/

Elected President Dilma considers the construction of the Sao Goncalo Airport of extreme importance for the further development of Brazil.

Dilma considera a conclusão do Aeroporto de São Gonçalo de extrema importância para o desenvolvimento do Brasil
(Fotos)
Dilma Rousseff, candidata à Presidência da República, visita Natal (/multimidia/flash-nominuto/dilma-rousseff-candidata-a-presidencia-da-republica-visita-natal/884/)
(Áudios)
Dilma Rousseff, candidata à Presidência da República, concede entrevista ao Jornal 96 (/multimidia/radio-nominuto/dilma-rousseff-candidata-a-presidencia-da-republica-concede-entrevista-ao-jornal-96/589/)
... Dilma Rousseff, garantiu, na manhã desta quarta-feira (28), que, caso eleita, vai trabalhar em prol da conclusão do Aeroporto de São Gonçalo do Amarante, ...

According to herself ( elected President Dilma ) the construction is once of her most important promises
( She created PAC, a national stimulus program, and put the airport as a principal work and considered it of uppermost importance when she was minister under the Lula Governement ).

De acordo com ela, a obra é um de seus maiores compromissos.
“Considero a conclusão do Aeroporto de São Gonçalo, em conjunto com a com a instalação da Zona de Processamento de Exportação, de extrema importância para o desenvolvimento não só do Rio Grande do Norte, mas do Brasil como um todo”, disse, durante entrevista ao Jornal 96.

In the opinion of elected President Dilma the strategic location of being the closest point to Europe and United States justifies the construction ( of the Sao Goncalo Airport )

Na avaliação da candidata, a posição estratégica na qual se localiza o estado, considerado ponto brasileiro mais próximo da Europa e dos Estados Unidos, justifica o esforço pelo término da obra.
...
Segundo a candidata do PT, a bancada potiguar no Senado, em especial o Senador Garibaldi Filho, bem como os parlamentares do Congresso Nacional, foram importantes para a obra, entretanto, o grande mérito deve ser creditado ao presidente Lula.

“Essa não é uma obra barata. Para o seu desenvolvimento é necessário a integração dos Governos federal e estadual, bem como da iniciativa privada.
Temos que trabalhar juntos para conseguir colocar o Aeroporto de pé”.

The Sao Goncalo Airport together with the Free Trade Zone will create condition for growth for Rio Grande do Norte and for whole Brazil.

Dilma destatou que, com o advento do Aeroporto e da ZPE, o Rio Grande do Norte terá condições de incrementar a economia, bem como ampliar a produção e a exportação de produtos.
"Insisti muito junto ao BNDES para que a construção do Aeroporto de São Gonçalo seja concretizada, é uma obra vital para o desenvolvimento do Brasil".

28/07/2010

ASAS DA América
Wings of America

http://asasdaamerica.blogspot.com/2010/02/aeroporto-internacional-augusto.html

Aeroporto Internacional Augusto Severo/Natal (NAT/SBNT)

Natal - Augusto Severo (NAT / SBNT)

HISTÓRICO

Localizado quase ao nível do mar (169 pés), com condições meteorológicas e geográficas favoráveis, o Aeroporto Internacional Augusto Severo, no município de Parnamirim (RN), fica a 18 quilômetros da cidade do Natal (RN).

( After the first world war the airport functioned also as a hotel since Natal did not have the infrastructure then )

O aeroporto é compartilhado com BANT (Base Aérea de Natal), principal base de instruções de pilotos de combate da Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB).

O aeroporto dispõe, ainda, de equipamentos de auxílio à navegação aérea como ILS CAT I, VOR/NDB e PAPI nas 03 (três) pistas.

O sistema de infraestrutura operacional do aeroporto é composto por três pistas de pousos e decolagens; 16 pistas de táxi; três pátios; sendo um pátio para aviação comercial, um pátio para aviação geral e um pátio para aviação de carga e pernoite.

COMPLEXO AEROPORTUÁRIO
Sítio Aeroportuário - Área: 13.418.371,07 m²
Pátio das Aeronaves - Área: 36.924 m²
Pista - Dimensões(m): 2.600 x 45 e 1.800 x 45
Terminal de Passageiros - Capacidade/Ano: Área(m²): 11.560
Estacionamento - Capacidade: 500 vagas
Estacionamento de Aeronaves - Nº de Posições: 25 posições

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