# Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (NAT / SBSG) **Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport** (IATA: NAT, ICAO: SBSG) is a large airport in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It opened on 31 May 2014. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 2.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: NAT / SBSG - Type: Large airport - Serves: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - Opened: 31 May 2014 - Elevation: 83 m / 273 ft - Coordinates: -5.7698, -35.3666 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft - Passengers: 2,300,069 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Fortaleza - Website: http://www.natal.aero/br/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Natal_International_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2090101 - Weather station: SBSG - Ident: SBSG ## Timeline - 31 May 2014: Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 099° / 279° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 3,562 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,586,902 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,581,563 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,309,724 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,390,159 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,319,506 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,176,393 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,806,776 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,300,069 | Wikidata | ## Routes 11 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 415 km / 258 mi · LATAM Brasil - [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 857 km / 533 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,771 km / 1,100 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,075 km / 1,289 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,296 km / 1,427 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 2,324 km / 1,444 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 3,982 km / 2,474 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina - [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 5,643 km / 3,506 mi · TAP Air Portugal ### Seasonal (2) - [MVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sumu.md) Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · Uruguay · 3,865 km / 2,402 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 4,011 km / 2,492 mi · LATAM Brasil ### Seasonal charter (1) - [ROS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saar.md) Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport · Argentina · 4,002 km / 2,487 mi · LATAM Brasil ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NAT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 7 - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 6 - WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 1 - 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 | 2.3M (2022) | #536 of 3,974 | #40 in South America | #19 in BR | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =52 in South America | =10 in BR | | Elevation | 83 m / 273 ft | =32,002 of 43,403 | =7,339 in South America | =5,077 in BR | | Age | Opened 2014 | =13,089 of 15,079 | #163 in South America | #88 in BR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | | 127.600 | | TWR | | 118.200 | | ILS | | 109.700 | ## Nearby airports - [SNOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snog.md) Ceará Mirim Airport · 13 km / 8.2 mi - [BR-0464](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0464.md) Stratus Ale Airport · 17 km / 10 mi - [SBNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbnt.md) Natal Air Force Base · 21 km / 13 mi - [BR-1444](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1444.md) Campos de Melo Airport · 28 km / 17 mi - [SJBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sjbx.md) Severino Lopes Airport · 31 km / 19 mi - [SNXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snxx.md) Maxaranguape Airport · 46 km / 29 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: “Greater Natal International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_Natal_International_Airport&oldid=1376163052), 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/sbsg/data