Campo Grande–Ueze Elias Zahran International Airport , sometimes also informally referred to as Antônio João Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Campo Grande, Brazil. Since October 18, 2021 it is named after Ueze Elias Zahran (1924–2018), a local entrepreneur.
It is operated by AENA.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Campo Grande Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
History The airport started operating in the 1930s as a military airfield. In the 1950s, the airport began to operate with commercial flights. The passenger terminal was dedicated in 1964.
Between 1975 and 2022 it was operated by Infraero. The passenger terminal was enlarged from 1,500m² to 5,000m² during the 1980s and to 6,082 m in 1998.
Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022, the consortium AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007–2022) and AENA (2023–2025) reports:
Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t) 2025 1,584,934 3% 15,494 4% 2,707 1% 2024 1,532,499 16,188 3% 2,669 12% 2023 1,526,719 12% 16,721 6% 2,390 12% 2022 1,358,744 32% 15,712 24% 2,724 11% 2021 1,031,542 45% 12,664 24% 2,457 29% 2020 712,294 54% 10,224 43% 1,903 50% 2019 1,541,990 2% 18,027 7% 3,820 2% 2018 1,578,585 3% 19,357 3% 3,733 83% 2017 1,536,838 5% 18,792 3% 2,035 6% 2016 1,459,007 6% 19,466 15% 2,168 9% 2015 1,555,602 5% 22,825 8% 2,377 7% 2014 1,638,513 3% 24,843 3% 2,217 6% 2013 1,592,471 4% 25,539 16% 2,366 7% 2012 1,655,073 9% 30,250 2% 2,531 51% 2011 1,515,540 25% 30,991 1% 5,137 34% 2010 1,208,765 18% 31,382 11% 3,844 16% 2009 1,028,643 23% 28,152 12% 4,596 2008 835,034 10% 25,075 9% 4,604 1% 2007 758,983 22,964 4,558
Access The airport is located from downtown Campo Grande. It is served by public transportation with bus lines 409 and 414.
See also
List of airports in Brazil Campo Grande Air Force Base
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