✈️ Business Jet Operations in Belo Horizonte Are Concentrated at SBBH
Business jet operations differ markedly between Belo Horizonte’s two airports. Avi-Go data show that during the 29 days from August 26 to September 23, 2026, SBBH recorded 768 business jet departures and 748 arrivals, totaling 1,516 takeoffs and landings; SBCF recorded 32 departures and 41 arrivals, totaling 73. Counting each takeoff or landing as one operation, SBBH accounted for approximately 95% of the two airports’ combined 1,589 operations. This reflects the distribution of operations during that 29-day window, not a comparison of the airports’ capacities.
Impact: For FBOs and ground service providers serving both SBBH and SBCF, the airports’ combined business jet operations cannot be used directly as a basis for allocating resources evenly. SBBH handled the vast majority of operations in the sample, so staffing schedules, equipment use, and consumables procurement would be difficult to align with actual workloads at the two airports unless they are assessed separately. SBCF’s 73 operations should also be maintained as a separate service record rather than handled only as part of the citywide total.
Recommendation: Include SBBH’s 1,516 operations and SBCF’s 73 operations separately in staffing and procurement calculations, and use each airport’s departure and arrival records to verify operating periods. A point worth monitoring is how the gap in business jet operations between the two airports changes over a longer period, then adjust cross-airport resource allocation accordingly.