Quick facts
- Airports
- 138
- Scheduled routes
- 1,354
- Top airlines
- 10
- Outbound countries
- 8+
- Most-competitive route
- GIG → EZE · 7 carriers
Top airports in Brazil
| # | Airport | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Paulo | GRU | 190 | Departures → |
| 2 | Rio De Janeiro | GIG | 95 | Departures → |
| 3 | Brasilia | BSB | 79 | Departures → |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | CGH | 79 | Departures → |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | CNF | 79 | Departures → |
| 6 | Campinas | VCP | 70 | Departures → |
| 7 | Recife | REC | 51 | Departures → |
| 8 | Salvador | SSA | 49 | Departures → |
| 9 | Fortaleza | FOR | 37 | Departures → |
| 10 | Manaus | MAO | 34 | Departures → |
Top airlines based in Brazil
| # | Airline | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azul | AD | 497 | Network → |
| 2 | Gol | G3 | 363 | Network → |
| 3 | LATAM Airlines | LA | 342 | Network → |
| 4 | TAP Portugal | TP | 19 | Network → |
| 5 | Aerolineas Argentinas | AR | 16 | Network → |
| 6 | JetSMART | JA | 15 | Network → |
| 7 | Sky Airline | H2 | 9 | Network → |
| 8 | Copa Airlines | CM | 8 | Network → |
| 9 | Felix Airways | FO | 8 | Network → |
| 10 | American Airlines | AA | 6 | Network → |
Most-competitive routes from Brazil
Most-served international destinations
- Buenos Aires (EZE) · Argentina — 12 carriers
- Buenos Aires (AEP) · Argentina — 5 carriers
- Madrid (MAD) · Spain — 5 carriers
- Montevideo (MVD) · Uruguay — 5 carriers
- Cordoba (COR) · Argentina — 5 carriers
- Santiago (SCL) · Chile — 4 carriers
- Lisbon (LIS) · Portugal — 4 carriers
- New York (JFK) · USA — 4 carriers
Aviation accidents in Brazil
- 2026-07-06 — Piper PA-31 Cheyenne (Srlumi Participações)
- 2026-04-15 — 1 fatal
- 2026-04-03 — Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (Jetspeed Holding) — 4 fatal
- 2026-03-11 — Piper PA-31 Cheyenne (Abelha Táxi Aéreo)
- 2025-12-20 — Beechcraft 250 Super King Air (Crescit Multi Investiments & Aviation Solutions)
- 2025-02-15
- 2025-02-12
- 2025-02-07 — Beechcraft 90 King Air (Máxima Inteligência Operações Estruturadas e Empreendimentos) — 2 fatal
- 2025-01-09 — Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 (Nelvo Fries) — 1 fatal
- 2024-12-22 — Piper PA-42 Cheyenne (Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi) — 10 fatal
- 2024-11-19
- 2024-10-23 — Embraer EMB-121 Xingu (Abaeté Aerotáxi) — 5 fatal
- 2024-08-15 — Beechcraft 90 King Air (Arni Alberto Spiering) — 5 fatal
- 2024-08-09 — ATR72-500 (VoePass Linhas Aéreas) — 62 fatal
- 2024-07-28 — 2 fatal
- 2024-07-24 — B722
- 2024-07-23 — Learjet 35 (Private Brazil) — 2 fatal
- 2024-07-07
- 2024-06-14
- 2024-06-07 — Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (Ronaldo Padilha dos Santos) — 2 fatal
Where Brazil flies to
Frequently asked questions
How many airports are in Brazil?
Brazil has 138 airports in our dataset.
How many non-stop routes originate in Brazil?
Brazil has 1354 routes departing from its airports in our weekly dataset.
Which airlines operate most routes from Brazil?
Top operators by route count: Azul, Gol, LATAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, Aerolineas Argentinas.
Which is the busiest airport in Brazil?
By scheduled-route count, Sao Paulo (GRU) is the busiest airport in Brazil with 190 routes departing.
What is the most-connected international destination from Brazil?
Buenos Aires (EZE), Argentina sees the most competition with 12 carriers serving it from Brazil.
Which countries do Brazil-based airlines fly to most?
Top outbound countries: Argentina (77 routes), USA (31 routes), Chile (19 routes), Portugal (19 routes), Spain (11 routes).