📋 Tender Overview
Between domestic and international flights, more than 10.2 million passengers passed through the southeastern airports in May. The number represents a growth of 11.3% over the same month of 2024, when 9.2 million passengers were accounted for at the regions airports. The data are from the Demand and Offer Report of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and reinforce the position of the region as the main air transport hub in the country.
In the ranking of the busiest airports in the region, Confins Airport (MG) stood out in 2025 with 4.9 million passengers, with a 16.67%growth compared to 2024. Then appear Viracopos (SP), with 4.8 million passengers and a growth of 9.40%, and Galeao (RJ), with 4.5 million passengers and a growth of 22.64%. Together, these three terminals moved a significant portion of passengers in the region.
Source: MPOR
Galeaos performance reinforces its recovery trajectory with significant growth over the same period of 2024 and a gradual resumption of its role as a strategic hub - both on domestic and international flights. The terminal has expanded the supply of routes, including in the medium and long school international flight segment.
For the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, the results of May reflect the strategic role of civil aviation in the integration of the Brazilian territory and the strengthening of the economy. Southeast airports connect millions of people every month, boosting tourism and generating jobs and income for the population. Our commitment is to expand this mesh increasingly, with quality, safety and accessibility in all regions of the country, said the minister.
For the Director of Strategic Management of the National Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SAC), Thairyne Oliveira, growth is a direct indicative of the impact of aviation on economic activity. The increase in passenger movement in the Southeast region is a sign of the countrys economic growth, since more people circulating means more opportunities emerging, new business ongoing and a heated tourist chain. The federal government knows the importance of aviation for the countrys development and, therefore, we make increasingly robust investments to strengthen the sector, he concluded.
With investments in infrastructure, strategic partnerships and public policies aimed at accessibility and operational efficiency, the Brazilian air sector follows as one of the pillars for regional integration and the countrys economic development.
Special Advisory of Social Communication Ministry of Ports and Airports
