Editing Brasília (section)

===Airport===
{{See also| Brasília International Airport}}

[[File:Brasilia aeroportojk inauguracaoalasul.jpg|thumb|left|[[Brasília International Airport]] (BSB)]]
[[File:Brasilia aerea aeroporto.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the airport]]
[[Brasília International Airport|Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport]] serves the metropolitan area with major domestic and international flights. It is the third busiest Brazilian airport based on passengers and aircraft movements.<ref name="pax"/> Because of its strategic location it is a civil aviation hub for the rest of the country. This results in a large number of takeoffs and landings and it is not unusual for flights to be delayed in a holding pattern before landing. Following the airport's master plan, [[Infraero]] built a second runway, which was finished in 2006. In 2007, the airport handled 11,119,872 passengers.<ref name="pax">[http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.operac.1207.pdf Airport Statistics for 2007] (PDF). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216053929/http://www.infraero.gov.br/upload/arquivos/movi/mov.operac.1207.pdf |date=16 February 2008}}</ref> The main building's third floor, with 12 thousand square meters, has a panoramic deck, a food court, shops, four movie theaters with total capacity of 500 people, and space for exhibitions. Brasília Airport has 136 vendor spaces. The airport is located about {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the central area of Brasília, outside the metro system. The area outside the airport's main gate is lined with taxis as well as several bus line services that connect the airport to Brasília's central district. The parking lot accommodates 1,200 cars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aboutbrasilia.com/travel/airport.html |title=Brasilia International Airport – facts |publisher=Aboutbrasilia.com |date=4 January 2007 |access-date=17 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325062139/http://www.aboutbrasilia.com/travel/airport.html |archive-date=25 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The airport is serviced by domestic and regional airlines (TAM, GOL, Azul, WebJET, Trip and Avianca), in addition to a number of international carriers. In 2012, Brasília's International Airport was won by the InfraAmerica consortium, formed by the Brazilian engineering company ENGEVIX and the Argentine Corporacion America holding company, with a 50% stake each.<ref>[http://export.gov/brazil/build/groups/public/@eg_br/documents/webcontent/eg_br_063331.pdf Brazilian Airport Privatization – Second Round Concessions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507044503/http://export.gov/brazil/build/groups/public/@eg_br/documents/webcontent/eg_br_063331.pdf |date=7 May 2014 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref> During the 25-year concession, the airport may be expanded to up to 40&nbsp;million passengers a year.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304311204579506002107709102 Brazil Opens First Expansion at a Privately Operated Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314043812/http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304311204579506002107709102 |date=14 March 2016 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref>

In 2014 the airport received 15 new boarding bridges, totaling 28 in all. This was the main requirement made by the federal government, which transferred the operation of the terminal to the Inframerica Group after an auction. The group invested R$750&nbsp;million in the project. In the same year, the number of [[parking]] spaces doubled, reaching three thousand. The airport's entrance has a new rooftop cover and a new access road. Furthermore, a [[VIP room]] was created on Terminal 1's third floor. The investments increased the airport's capacity from approximately 15&nbsp;million passengers per year to 21&nbsp;million by 2014.<ref>[http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/noticia/inframerica-group-will-invest-r-750-million-brasilias-airport-world-cup Inframerica Group will invest R$ 750 million in Brasilia's Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507040150/http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/noticia/inframerica-group-will-invest-r-750-million-brasilias-airport-world-cup |date=7 May 2014 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref> [[Brasília Air Force Base|Brasília Air Force Base - ALA1]], one of their most important bases of the [[Brazilian Air Force]], is located in Brasília.