INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF POUSO ALEGRE (IAPA)
A GREEN FIELD AIRPORT
I. WHY POUSO ALEGRE
. Pouso Alegre is the 29th city among the 100 best ones to invest in Brazil, according to “Exame”, one of the most important economical magazines in the country. In Minas Gerais state, it is the second one, surpassed only by Belo Horizonte, the state capital. . Located in the middle of the four major consumer centers[1] of Brazil, Pouso Alegre is crossed by several federal and state roads, connecting it to the most important and developed cities in the three main states of Brazil. So, from a logistic point of view, its location could not be better. . It is also located, in the geographical center of the four more important international airports of the country: Guarulhos-GRU (200 km), Viracopos-VCP (200 km), Galeão-GIG (400 km) and BHZ/Confins-CNF (420 km). . The resident population is about 150,000 inhabitants, but as a regional center, around 1,5 million persons are permanently attracted to the city due to its excellency in services, health and schools as well as its business development. . The industrial park is very diversified with many international companies in different sectors: pharmaceutical, foods, automotive parts, high-tech and others. . A dry port started up one year ago expanding its operation very fast, reducing lead time and costs.
[1] - São Paulo-SP, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Belo Horizonte-MG.
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II. PRESENT SITUATION
. A very small airport (800m runway) attends only executive flights. . Considering all the favourable factors of Pouso Alegre, an authorization was got from the federal government to construct and explore, for 35 years, an international airport with a runway of 3,000m. . A company with expertise in that type of project (Engibrás) was contracted to make the preliminary studies, which were recently concluded showing the following main results:
Area to be acquired - 3,500,000 m2 (5,000m x 700m)
Runway - 3,000 m
Initial investment - U$ 80 MM
Total Investment - US$ 116 MM (see attachment SDE-457)
Internal return rate - 9.5% (minimal expected)
. The lower cost, when compared to other bigger cities, to support all the services required by a HUB (catering, maintenance, hosting of crew people, cargo, etc) is an additional advantage of Pouso Alegre.
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III. NEXT STEPS
. A bid contest will be made to select a company (or companies) interested in project, construct and explore the new “green field” airport. . With an additional investment, the length of the runway could be easily increased to 3.800m allowing the landing of any type of airplane. . The municipality will be responsible for the airport road access, connecting it to the main road (BR 381 – Rodovia Fernão Dias). The exemption of some local taxes could be negotiated with the municipality. . In order to avoid real estate speculation, the coordinates of the airport area will be furnished only to the companies that demonstrate technical capacity to participate of the bid contest. . A complete study in Portuguese is available under request.
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