RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The signing of the authorization for Catarina Airport, owned by JHSF Participações, to operate international flights is scheduled for Thursday, June 24. Opened in December 2019, the airport in São Roque, 14 minutes by helicopter from the state capital São Paulo, is the first private airport in the country to focus on executive aviation.
Following government approval and the procedures of all the agencies involved (tax office, federal police, Anvisa, Vigiagro, and Anac), it is expected that international flights will open in the second half of the year.
Built on a 5.2-million square meter area, the São Paulo Catarina Executive Airport is located at Km 60 on the Castello Branco Highway, between São Paulo and Sorocaba, which grants easy access to the capital’s main business centers. In addition to that, the airport is part of the Catarina Integrated Urban Development, in which the Shopping Catarina Fashion Outlet is also part.
The São Paulo Catarina Executive Airport holds the same features as the best commuter airports globally, such as Farnborough, Le Bourget, and Teterboro Airport. Counting on the longest runway – 2.470 meters – ideal for international flights – the São Paulo Catarina Executive Airport is 14 minutes away from São Paulo by helicopter and 30-40 minutes by car.
It is the first private airport in Brazil to offer special and exclusive qualities: design by Sig Bergamin, state-of-the-art private terminals, and the largest hangar area, with an architectural project signed by Triptyque.
As it focuses exclusively on executive aviation, the São Paulo Catarina Executive Airport manages to offer 200,000 landings and takeoffs per year, including intercontinental business jets.
It will soon be holding non-stop flights to New York, London, or Paris.
JHSF Participações is a Brazilian real estate holding company. It is known as the first company in Brazil to prioritize recurrent income assets, including shopping malls, airports, hotels and other real estate projects.
The company operates in the Brazilian market, as well as in other countries, such as the United States and Uruguay. In 2020, the company had a market value of approximately R$5,2 billion (US$1 billion).