Editing Transport in Brazil (section)

== Airports ==
{{see also|List of airports in Brazil|List of the busiest airports in Brazil}}
[[File:ViewfromAir-SaoPaulo.jpg|thumb|[[São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport]].]]
[[File:Riodejaneiro aerea aeroportogaleao-131756(cut).jpg|thumb|[[Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport]].]]

The country has the second largest number of airports in the world, behind only the United States. [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo/Guarulhos]], is the largest and busiest in the country. Brazil has 37 international airports,<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 July 2018|title=Lista de aeroportos Internacionais - 2018|url=https://anuariodotransporte.cnt.org.br/2021/File/Aer/AER_4_3_2_1_1.xlsx|access-date=26 December 2021|website=Confederação Nacional do Transporte - Anuário 2021|language=pt|format=xlsx}}</ref> such as those in [[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brasília International Airport|Brasília]], [[Belo Horizonte International Airport|Belo Horizonte]], [[Salgado Filho International Airport|Porto Alegre]], [[Hercílio Luz International Airport|Florianópolis]], [[Marechal Rondon International Airport|Cuiabá]], [[Salvador International Airport|Salvador]], [[Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport|Recife]], [[Fortaleza Airport|Fortaleza]], [[Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport|Belém]] and [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus]], among others.

Most international flights must go to [[São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport]] or [[Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport]]. Belo Horizonte is the main international airport outside Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. A few go to Brasília, Recife, Natal, and just recently Fortaleza has accepted international flights.

As of 2020, Brazil had the eighth largest passenger air market in the world.<ref>World Bank Datebase, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.PSGR</ref>

=== Airports - with paved runways ===
*''total:'' 698<ref name=":0" />
*''over 3,047 m:'' 7
*''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' 27
*''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 179
*''914 to 1,523 m:'' 436 (2017)
*''under 914 m:'' 39 (2017)

=== Airports - with unpaved runways ===
*''total:'' 3,395<ref name=":0" />
*''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 92
*''914 to 1,523 m:'' 1,619
*''under 914 m:'' 1,684 (2013)