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    "addressCountry": "Brazil",
    "addressLocality": "S\u00e3o Paulo"
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  "airlines": [
    "LATAM Brasil",
    "GOL Linhas A\u00e9reas"
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  "city": "S\u00e3o Paulo",
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  "connection_tips": "Campo de Marte Airport (RTE) is a premier general aviation and helicopter hub located right in the heart of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. It handles NO scheduled commercial airline passenger flights but is the busiest hub for private helicopters in the world. Ground transport is exceptionally well-supported; the airport is located near the Santana Metro Station (Line 1-Blue), providing direct rail links to the city center.Campo de Marte is the downtown S\u00e3o Paulo general-aviation and charter field, so the airport is really about fast city access rather than large passenger volumes.\n\nTaxis and rideshare services like Uber and 99 are highly active and can reach the Avenida Paulista or the corporate districts in 15-20 minutes. Major FBOs provide world-class executive lounges and pilot services Operationally, the practical plan is the onward road or domestic transfer, not the building footprint, because the airport mainly keeps S\u00e3o Paulo tied into the regional network. The meaningful alternates are S\u00e3o Paulo/Congonhas Airport, S\u00e3o Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, Nova Xavantina Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by LATAM Brasil, GOL Linhas A\u00e9reas, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as S\u00e3o Paulo's time-saving link to the rest of Brazil.\n\nAs the world's second-busiest helicopter hub processing 75,000+ annual operations with a 1,600-meter asphalt runway (12/30), the airport operates extensive heliport facilities, flight schools, and administrative buildings. If you need a commercial connection, CGH is approximately 20 minutes awayThe useful arrival is a car into the city, because the airport exists to save time in the urban core.",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Use RTE for private charters to avoid the longer road transfers from GRU.",
    "Uber and 99 are the most reliable on-demand city links.",
    "The airport is only 10 minutes from the historic Santana district.",
    "Excellent facility for corporate helicopters serving the S\u00e3o Paulo skyline.",
    "Free on-site parking is available for GA travelers."
  ],
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  "iataCode": "RTE",
  "icao": "SBMT",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-30",
  "latitude": -14.978009234260636,
  "layover_planner_info": "Consider exploring S\u00e3o Paulo if you have a long layover.",
  "longitude": -52.571510256204604,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 45,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 90,
  "mct_interline": 110,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 90,
  "mct_international_to_international": 120,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact your airline's service desk for assistance with rebooking.",
  "name": "Campo de Marte Airport",
  "region": "Americas",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "CGH",
      "name": "S\u00e3o Paulo/Congonhas Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "GRU",
      "name": "S\u00e3o Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "NOK",
      "name": "Nova Xavantina Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "VIA",
      "name": "Videira Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Campo de Marte Airport (RTE/SBMT) operates as S\u00e3o Paulo's historic aviation birthplace and the world's second-busiest helicopter hub, inaugurated July 26, 1929 as the city's first airport named after Paris's Champ de Mars, surviving bombardment during the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution and hosting VASP's inaugural scheduled flights in 1933, now processing 75,000+ annual helicopter operations in the heart of this megacity where rooftop helipads crown skyscrapers, with management transferred from Infraero to XP Inc.'s Pax Aeroportos in August 2022.\n\nTerminal infrastructure features a 1,600-meter asphalt runway 12/30 originally designed for early commercial aviation but now exclusively serving general aviation and helicopters, complemented by extensive heliport facilities accommodating 200+ daily operations, the historic S\u00e3o Paulo Flying Club founded in 1931, multiple FBOs providing world-class executive services, flight training schools, and limited night operations capabilities primarily reserved for emergency medical helicopters serving Latin America's largest metropolitan area.\n\nOperational significance encompasses Campo de Marte's unique role as the epicenter of S\u00e3o Paulo's extraordinary helicopter culture where executives bypass gridlocked streets via aerial commutes between corporate towers, with the facility supporting the world's second-largest urban helicopter fleet providing essential transportation for business leaders, medical emergencies, news gathering, and law enforcement in a megacity where surface travel can require hours for distances helicopters cover in minutes.\n\nStrategic importance extends beyond aviation to encompass the airport's preservation of Brazilian aviation heritage where VASP pioneered scheduled airline service connecting S\u00e3o Paulo to interior cities, while today serving as vital infrastructure for a vertical transportation network unique in scale outside Manhattan, enabling S\u00e3o Paulo's business elite to maintain productivity despite surface congestion, with Campo de Marte representing both aviation history and future urban mobility solutions in Latin America's financial capital where helicopters have become as essential as elevators for navigating vertical and horizontal distances.",
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}