Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)

IATA: NAT ICAO: SBSG

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

273 ft

83 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-5.7698°, -35.3666°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,158 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Brazil)

#9 of 9 in BR

#9 of 337 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NAT in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,158 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #9 in Brazil.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NAT lies at 83 m (273 ft), #349 of 650 published airports by elevation and 41.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Brazil median; BSB is highest at 3,497 ft, 3,224 ft higher than NAT.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of NAT. Nearest published airport: Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), 144 NM, 9,865 ft (22 ft longer than NAT); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

NAT runway: 12/30 9,843 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #9 of 9 in Brazil; GIG leads by 3,280 ft (13,123 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →