📋 Tender Overview
Civil aviation in the northern region of Brazil continues to grow and consolidate its recovery. According to data from the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), May 2025 recorded the movement of 972,453 passengers, which represented a 10.8% growth compared to 2024, and 22.1% over the same month of 2019, period prior to the pandemic. This is the best result for the month of May since 2014, when the historical peak of 975,875 passengers was recorded.
The performance of aviation in the north reflects a strategic effort to integrate the region with the rest of the country and strengthen air transport as a development vector. Overcoming pre-pound numbers and approaching a historical record show that we are on the right track, said Port and Airports Minister Silvio Costa Filho.
Northern Region Record Infographic
The data show that year by year, the movement in May has been gaining breath. In 2023, 820,096 passengers were registered, a number that jumped to 877,793 in 2024, and to 972,453 in 2025. Performance represents a consolidated and sustainable advance of regional aviation, even surpassing the volume of passengers from May 2019 (795,856).
If the growth pace is maintained, the 2014 brand is expected to be beaten in the coming months.
The airports of Belem, Manaus and Palmas continue as highlights in the regional air network and contributed directly to the growth of aviation in the north. Belem registered an increase of 2.4% in the number of passengers, from 1,447,487 in 2024 to 1,481,628 in 2025. Manaus had an even more significant growth, from 15.9%, with 1,189,180 passengers in 2025, compared to 1,025,848 of the previous year. In Palmas, the movement rose 7.5%from 266,320 to 286,155 passengers, reinforcing the trend.
The Northern Region has major connectivity challenges that are being overcome with hard work and the arrival of investments made by the federal government. Only at Belem International Airport, we are investing more than R 470 million to anticipate the requalification works, leaving the air terminal prepared to receive the demand of COP 30 and building a legacy for the entire region, said the director of strategic management of the civil aviation secretary, Thairyne Oliveira.
In addition, the previous month had also been marked by a historic milestone. In April 2025, the northern airports broke record with 888.4 thousand passengers, the largest flow ever recorded for this month in the region. The sequence of good results reinforces the high trend and the relevance of aviation as a axis of mobility and integration.
Expansion and Investments This scenario reinforces the importance of infrastructure planning and modernization of terminals to meet the growing demand. With the prospect of attracting more visitors and businesses to the region, the Ministry of Ports and Airports intensifies actions to expand and modernize regional aviation.
One of the main initiatives is the Private Investment Program at Regional Airports, Extending, which seeks to strengthen connectivity in strategic areas, such as the Legal Amazon and the Northeast.
The proposal is to attract the private initiative to take over the management of deficit terminals and ensure more infrastructure, regularity and access in the regions that depends most on air transport. In this first stage, 19 airports will be offered in 11 states. The first announcement of the program will be released in the second half of June.
Proposals are expected to be opened in September, with contractual adjustments completed by the end of the year. Airports that do not receive proposals on this round will remain available, as well as new lots, which will be offered in future stages of the expand.
Special Advisory of Social Communication Ministry of Ports and Airports
