Most Active Airlines in Brazil

Key Takeaways

  • 51 airlines fly scheduled routes from Brazil. Together they operate 1,256 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Azul Brazilian Airlines runs the widest network. 417 outgoing routes from Brazil — about 1.3x the next airline
  • GRU is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Each of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies from Brazil

Which airlines are most active in Brazil? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from Brazil’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once. Below, every one of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in Brazil by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in Brazil, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in Brazil

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Azul Brazilian Airlines41799Main hub: VCP
2. GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes32762Main hub: GRU
3. LATAM Brasil29579Main hub: GRU
4. Azul Conecta5238Main hub: BEL
5. TAP Air Portugal166Main hub: BEL
6. JetSMART157Main hub: GIG
7. LATAM104Main hub: GRU
8. Aerolineas Argentinas104Main hub: FLN
9. Sky Airline94Main hub: FLN
10. Copa Airlines81Main hub: MAO
11. LATAM Peru83Main hub: FLN
12. Flybondi83Main hub: FLN

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Where the Routes Are: Brazil’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in Brazil by number of outgoing routes
Brazil's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

Pick an airline and toggle Domestic / Continental / Intercontinental to see where each one flies. Click a dot for details.

1. Azul Brazilian Airlines

417 outgoing routes from 87 airports in Brazil to 99 destinations (88 domestic, 11 international). Busiest bases: VCP, CNF, REC. Top destinations include Campinas, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Belem, São Paulo.

2. GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes

327 outgoing routes from 64 airports in Brazil to 62 destinations (52 domestic, 10 international). Busiest bases: GRU, BSB, GIG. Top destinations include Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasilia, Salvador.

3. LATAM Brasil

295 outgoing routes from 58 airports in Brazil to 79 destinations (60 domestic, 19 international). Busiest bases: GRU, BSB, CGH. Top destinations include Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza.

4. Azul Conecta

52 outgoing routes from 24 airports in Brazil to 38 destinations (37 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: BEL, MAO, CNF. Top destinations include Rio de Janeiro, Belem, Barcelos, Divinopolis, Lábrea.

5. TAP Air Portugal

16 outgoing routes from 13 airports in Brazil to 6 destinations (4 domestic, 2 international). Busiest bases: BEL, NAT, GIG. Top destinations include Lisbon, Belem, Maceio, Manaus, Natal.

6. JetSMART

15 outgoing routes from 6 airports in Brazil to 7 destinations (0 domestic, 7 international). Busiest bases: GIG, FLN, NAT. Top destinations include Santiago, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Montevideo.

7. LATAM

10 outgoing routes from 7 airports in Brazil to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: GRU, FLN, GIG. Top destinations include Santiago, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Ezeiza.

8. Aerolineas Argentinas

10 outgoing routes from 7 airports in Brazil to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: FLN, SSA, GRU. Top destinations include Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario-Islas Malvinas Int’l, Tucuman.

9. Sky Airline

9 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Brazil to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: FLN, GRU, SSA. Top destinations include Santiago, Jorge Chávez Int’l, Montevideo, Ezeiza.

10. Copa Airlines

8 outgoing routes from 8 airports in Brazil to 1 destinations (0 domestic, 1 international). Busiest bases: MAO, GRU, FLN. Top destinations include Panama City.

11. LATAM Peru

8 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Brazil to 3 destinations (0 domestic, 3 international). Busiest bases: FLN, GRU, GIG. Top destinations include Santiago, Jorge Chávez Int’l, Buenos Aires.

12. Flybondi

8 outgoing routes from 5 airports in Brazil to 3 destinations (0 domestic, 3 international). Busiest bases: FLN, GIG, SSA. Top destinations include Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Cordoba.

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