Sao Paulo Guarulhos Private Jet Charter

São Paulo Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, commonly known as São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, is the primary international airport serving São Paulo. The airport has been named after André Franco Montoro (1916-1999), former Governor of the state of São Paulo, since November 28, 2001. The airport was renamed GRU Airport in 2012.

The airport is the busiest airport in Brazil in terms of passengers carried, aircraft operations, private jet flights and cargo carried in 2012, and the second busiest airport in Latin America in terms of passenger traffic after Mexico City International Airport. Since 2012, the airport has been operated by a consortium consisting of Invepar S/A, Airports Company South Africa and Infraero. Some of its facilities are shared with the Brazilian Air Force’s São Paulo Air Force Base.

Brazil private jet charter prices

Although Guarulhos Airport air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Sao Paulo are as follows.

Heavy Jet133.000 EUR
Long Range Jet179.100 EUR
VIP Airliner237.000 EUR
Heavy Jet (10-16 seats), Long Range Jet (13-16 seats), VIP Airliner (17-60 seats)

These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.

Guarulhos Airport history

On June 6, 1967, in response to the increase in air traffic in Brazil, the Brazilian military government initiated efforts to upgrade the country’s airport infrastructure. As part of the results of these studies, new passenger facilities were to be built at Galeão Air Force Base in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Air Force Base in São Paulo, due to their location, strategic importance and security issues.

Regarding São Paulo, the initial planning of the airport included three runways and four passenger terminals. However, the first phase of construction, consisting of two runways and two terminals, only started on August 11, 1980. The airport was officially inaugurated on January 20, 1985. Guarulhos soon became the city’s primary airport, replacing São Paulo-Congonhas Airport.

In 1989, the runways were lengthened and the terminals were renovated, enlarged and their capacity increased from 7.5 million to 8.25 million passengers per year. The entire complex covers an area of 13.86 km², of which 5 km² is urbanized area.

The construction of Terminal 3, with a capacity of 12 million passengers per year, had been planned since 2001, but due to numerous political and economic problems, construction did not start until 2011. In order to alleviate overcrowding in Terminals 1 and 2, Infraero announced on May 17, 2011 that the former cargo terminals of the defunct VASP and Transbrasil airlines would be renovated and adapted for use as remote boarding domestic passenger terminals, to be used later by Federal Agencies. This new terminal was initially named Terminal 4 (T4). The first phase of the renovations, involving the former VASP terminal, opened on February 8, 2012, and the second phase, involving the former Transbrasil terminal, opened in June 2013. Webjet was the first airline to use the new facility. The new terminal increased the airport’s capacity to 5.5 million passengers per year in the first phase and 8 million passengers per year in the second phase. In total, Guarulhos could handle 28.5 million passengers per year.

Following the Federal Government’s decision on April 26, 2011 to grant concessions to private companies to operate some of the airports owned by Infraero, on February 6, 2012 the operation of the airport was awarded for 20 years to the Invepar-ACSA Consortium, formed by the Brazilian Invepar (90%), an Investment and Fund Group, and the South African ACSA – Airports Company South Africa (10%). Infraero, the state-owned entity, will continue to hold a 49% stake in the operating company.

On December 2, 2015, the airport’s terminals were renumbered. The old Terminal 4 was renumbered as Terminal 1; the old terminals 1 and 2, wings of a single building, became the new Terminal 2. The new numbering reflects the order in which the terminals are reached when arriving at the airport from the access road and is expected to be less confusing in the long run.

On October 28, 2015, Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) authorized Airbus A380 operations at Guarulhos Airport, effective four days later. The authorization was granted after extensive works were carried out on the runways and taxiways (including the extension of runway 09L/27R to 60 meters) and special taxi procedures were established. On November 14, 2015, Emirates operated a special one-off flight with the A380 on the Dubai-São Paulo route to commemorate eight years of operations in Brazil. On March 26, 2017, Emirates began daily A380 service from Dubai to São Paulo, replacing the Boeing 777-300ER previously used on this route.

What to see in Sao Paulo

One of the most populous cities in South America, Sao Paulo is one of the most important cities in terms of tourism as well as being one of the main industrial cities of Brazil.

Among the important places to visit in the city; The National Football Museum, which has deep information about Brazilian football, the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, which was founded by Asss Chateaubriand and Pietro Maria Bardi in 1947 and attracts attention with its architectural design, the Sao Paulo Cathedral, which was started to be built in 1913 and completed in 40 years, the Sao Paulo Zoo, one of the largest gardens in Brazil, The Altino Arantes Building, which best reflects the cultural values of the city, the Pinacoteca Museum, known as one of the most important museums in Sao Paulo, the Independence Park, which opened in 1989 in honor of the city’s independence, Ibirapuera Park, the second largest park in the city with jogging and walking areas, and Pátio do Colégio, a Roman Catholic church.

Guarulhos airport all means of transportation

The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from São Paulo city center.

The airport has its own highway system. The Rodovia Hélio Smidt Highway connects the airport to the Presidente Dutra Highway or the Ayrton Senna Highway. Guarulhos residents can access the road via Monteiro Lobato Street. Taxi ranks are located outside both terminals on the Arrivals level, while inside there are representatives of car rental agencies.

Bus transportation is provided through the Airport Bus Service, an executive bus line managed by EMTU and operated by Consórcio Internorte – Área 3. This service connects Guarulhos to Congonhas airport; Tietê Bus Terminal; Palmeiras-Barra Funda Intermodal Terminal, Faria Lima Ave; Republica Square (Praça da República); Berrini Ave, Itaim Bibi area; and the area around the hotels along Paulista Street and Rua Augusta. The journey takes approximately one hour, depending on traffic. At the airport, tickets can be purchased at the counter located outside the hall on the arrivals level of Terminal 1, B Wing.

Pássaro Marron/EMTU, a union of the Internorte Consortium, offers two regular bus lines, number 257 and 299, connecting Tatuapé metro station (Line 3-Red) to Guarulhos Airport every 30 minutes. At the airport, both buses stop at the Arrivals level road connecting the wings of Terminal 2.

Line 13-Jade of the São Paulo commuter rail system, operated by CPTM, connects to the airport via Aeroporto-Guarulhos Station. Also, since December 2020, there is an Airport Express service from Luz station to Aeroporto-Guarulhos, departing every hour from every termini station.