Bandar Udara Internasional Viracopos-Campinas

Being the second busiest cargo airport in Brasil, Viracopos has 60,000 square meters (646,000 square feet) of cargo terminals, 1,700 square meters (18,300 square feet) for animal cargo, and 1,480 cubic meters (52,200 square feet) of refrigerated space. As a major import/export hub, Viracopos enjoys 'express lanes' for courier traffic which are exceptionally quick and unbureaucratic by Brazilian standards.
The region of Campinas, like most of the interior of the state of São Paulo, is one of the most prosperous in Brazil, with an impressive economic output. Its local domestic passenger traffic, combined with the intense domestic and international cargo traffic that also serves São Paulo, is large enough to make Viracopos a relatively busy airport. In fact, between 2008 and 2010 passenger traffic grew 400 percent, from 1.02 million in 2008 to 5.5 million in 2010. The airport can handle 7 million passengers/year. The number of flights offered has increased dramatically since Azul Brazilian Airlines made Viracopos its main hub. However, until 2010 there were no other scheduled international passenger flights. That year TAP Portugal started services to Lisbon, PLUNA to Montevideo, and the charter operator Whitejets to destinations in the Caribbean.