# Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF / SBCF)

**Tancredo Neves International Airport** (IATA: CNF, ICAO: SBCF) is a large airport in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It opened in 1984. It has one runway, 3,600 m (11,811 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 9.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CNF / SBCF
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Opened: 1984
- Elevation: 829 m / 2,721 ft
- Coordinates: -19.6357, -43.9669
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
- Passengers: 9,428,651 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Sao_Paulo
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belo_Horizonte_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1987608
- Weather station: SBCF · WMO 83587
- Ident: SBCF

## Timeline

- 1984: Tancredo Neves International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 139° / 319° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 9,637,772 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 10,557,461 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 10,364,380 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 10,960,509 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 11,164,243 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 9,572,987 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 10,073,928 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 10,256,383 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 11,029,715 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 4,774,558 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 6,811,472 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 9,428,651 | Wikidata |

## Routes

24 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (23)

- [DIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sndv.md) Brigadeiro Cabral Airport · Brazil · 112 km / 70 mi · Azul Conecta
- [DTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sndt.md) Diamantina Airport · Brazil · 160 km / 99 mi · Azul Conecta
- [JDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snjr.md) Prefeito Octávio de Almeida Neves Airport · Brazil · 163 km / 101 mi · Azul Conecta
- [JMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snjm.md) Aeroporto Elias Breder Airport · Brazil · 199 km / 124 mi · Azul Conecta
- [VAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbvg.md) Major Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport · Brazil · 268 km / 167 mi · Azul Conecta
- [AAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbax.md) Romeu Zema Airport · Brazil · 314 km / 195 mi · Azul Conecta
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 361 km / 224 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [RRJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbjr.md) Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport · Brazil · 378 km / 235 mi · Azul Conecta
- [PYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snzr.md) Pedro Rabelo de Souza Airport · Brazil · 407 km / 253 mi · Azul Conecta
- [LHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snln.md) Linhares Municipal Airport · Brazil · 410 km / 255 mi · Azul Conecta
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 495 km / 308 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 524 km / 326 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 592 km / 368 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbps.md) Porto Seguro International Airport · Brazil · 627 km / 390 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 960 km / 597 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [POA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpa.md) Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Brazil · 1,361 km / 846 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [MCZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmo.md) Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Brazil · 1,428 km / 887 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcj.md) Carajás Airport · Brazil · 1,639 km / 1,018 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 2,185 km / 1,358 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 3,062 km / 1,903 mi · LATAM Airlines Chile
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 5,023 km / 3,121 mi · Copa Airlines
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 7,440 km / 4,623 mi · TAP Air Portugal

### Seasonal (3)

- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsl.md) Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport · Brazil · 1,896 km / 1,178 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 3,062 km / 1,903 mi · Sky Airline

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CNF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines)
- [ITA Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-transportes-aereos)

### Passenger (7)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 11
- [Azul Conecta](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-conecta) · 9
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 5
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1
- H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 1 · seasonal
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9.4M (2022) | #231 of 3,974 | #13 in South America | #7 in BR |
| Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =12 in South America | #3 in BR |
| Elevation | 829 m / 2,721 ft | =6,228 of 43,403 | #693 in South America | #398 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =130 in South America | #71 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BELO HORIZONTE APP | 120.200 |
| ATIS | BELO HORIZONTE ATIS | 127.450 |
| CLD | CONFINS CLNC DEL | 121.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | BELO HORIZONTE OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | CONFINS TWR | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [SBLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbls.md) Lagoa Santa Air Base · 7.8 km / 4.9 mi
- [SIVJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sivj.md) Cirrus Sociedade Aerodesportiva Airport · 22 km / 13 mi
- [PLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbh.md) Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [SWJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swjx.md) Fazenda das Perobas Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [SBPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpr.md) Carlos Prates Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [SNLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snlg.md) Serra do Cipó Airport · 35 km / 22 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Belo Horizonte International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belo_Horizonte_International_Airport&oldid=1376161819), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf/data