Airport guide
Tancredo Neves International AirportIATA code CNF
Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil in South America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Codes
- CNF · SBCF
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Region
- South America
Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil in South America. Operating on America/Sao_Paulo local time at coordinates -19.630°, -43.960°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Belo Horizonte, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Tancredo Neves International Airport details
- IATA code
- CNF
- ICAO code
- SBCF
- City
- Belo Horizonte
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -19.636°, -43.967°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Tancredo Neves International Airport’s own pages.
CNF airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 829 m (2,721 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 9.43 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing gov.br (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Usiminas Airport IPN · 156 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at CNF
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 16/34: 3,600 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,600 m11,811 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from CNF
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from CNF in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from CNF to 18 destinations in 3 countries, on 3 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- ADAzul Airlines16 destinations
- G3Gol Transportes Aéreos1 destination
- TPTAP Air Portugal1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Brazil (16)
- Aracaju, Belem, Brasilia, Governador Valadares, Guanambi, Joao Pessoa, Maceio, Maraba, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Uberaba
- Portugal (1)
- Lisbon
- United States (1)
- Orlando
Check schedules with the airline or Tancredo Neves International Airport before you book.
Routes from CNF
Originfacts does not track any routes from CNF yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at CNF
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names CNF, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Terminals, transport and parking at CNF
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Belo Horizonte, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Tancredo Neves International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:infraero.com.br (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at CNF, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at -19.63°, -43.96° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: September (average high 31°C). Coolest: July (27°C high, 13°C low). Wettest: January (204 mm); driest: July (3 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°C | 19°C | 204 mm | |
| Feb | 28°C | 18°C | 144 mm | |
| Mar | 28°C | 18°C | 92 mm | |
| Apr | 28°C | 17°C | 45 mm | |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 17 mm | |
| Jun | 27°C | 13°C | 16 mm | |
| Jul | 27°C | 13°C | 3 mm | |
| Aug | 29°C | 14°C | 20 mm | |
| Sep | 31°C | 16°C | 23 mm | |
| Oct | 31°C | 18°C | 99 mm | |
| Nov | 29°C | 18°C | 155 mm | |
| Dec | 28°C | 19°C | 182 mm |
Airports near Belo Horizonte
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte AirportPLU26 km
- DivinopolisDivinopolisDIQ113 km
- IpatingaUsiminas AirportIPN151 km
- ManhuaçuElias Breder AirportJMA199 km
- Juiz de ForaZona da Mata Regional AirportIZA225 km
- Governador ValadaresGovernador Valadares AirportGVR230 km
- VarginhaMajor-Brigadeiro Trompowsky AirportVAG263 km
- Patos De MinasPatos De MinasPOJ286 km
- AraxaAraxa AirportAAX311 km
Tancredo Neves International Airport: common questions
Where is Tancredo Neves International Airport?
Tancredo Neves International Airport serves Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -19.636°, -43.967°.
What are the airport codes for Tancredo Neves International Airport?
The IATA code is CNF and the ICAO code is SBCF.
What time zone is CNF in?
Tancredo Neves International Airport is in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone.
What is the official website of Tancredo Neves International Airport?
The airport’s official website is infraero.com.br. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Tancredo Neves International Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at CNF: 16/34 (3,600 m (11,811 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from CNF?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from CNF to 18 destinations in 3 countries, the most in Brazil (16). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Tancredo Neves International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1984 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Tancredo Neves International Airport?
Wikidata records 9.43 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at CNF?
Wikidata lists CNF as a hub of ITA Transportes Aéreos.
What is the weather like at CNF through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at September (average high 31°C, low 16°C) and the coolest at July (27°C / 13°C); January is the wettest (204 mm) and July the driest (3 mm).
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Tancredo Neves International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1987608 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)