Why go
- Capital city of Goiás, Brazil.
- Served by Santa Genoveva International Airport (GYN).
History
Goiânia is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population of 2,890,418, making it the 12th-largest in Brazil. With an area of approximately 739 square kilometres, it has a continuous geography with few hills and lowlands, with flat lands in most of its territory, especially the Meia Ponte River, in addition to Botafogo and Capim Puba streams.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 5 airlines, 11 direct destinations
- Azul AD (Embraer 190, Embraer 195) · 6 routes: Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Cuiaba, Palmas, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo
- Sky Express G3 (737-800, 737-700) · 5 routes: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
- Changan Airlines 2Z (ATR 72) · 4 routes: Cuiaba, Palmas, Ribeirao Preto, Uberlandia
- Marusya Airways Y8 (ERJ-145, EM2) · 3 routes: Cuiaba, Ribeirao Preto, Uberlandia
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Santa Genoveva International Airport (GYN); 24 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: GYN has direct flights to 11 destinations on 5 airlines (incl. Cuiaba, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Palmas…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Goiânia, Brasil. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.