The Pará state news agency confirmed on 27 October that Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport has secured five new international routes and completed key terminal upgrades as part of a R$180-million investment programme to prepare for COP30.
In addition to Avianca’s inaugural Bogotá service, TAP Air Portugal will raise Lisbon frequencies to daily from 3 November, Azul will launch Fort Lauderdale flights on 15 December, and Sky Airline will begin twice-weekly Lima operations in January 2026. Combined, the additions will increase the airport’s annual international capacity by 42 %.
Infrastructure works finished this week include a new arrivals hall with 14 e-gates supplied by Swiss firm SITA, doubling passenger throughput at Federal Police immigration counters to 2,400 travellers per hour. Baggage-handling upgrades add a fourth reclaim belt and smart-carousel tracking, while the air-side apron has been reinforced to accommodate wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A330-900.
For corporate mobility teams the improvements translate into shorter connection times for staff heading to on-shore energy projects and mining sites in Pará and Amapá. Freight forwarders also gain: a 2,000-sqm bonded warehouse went live today, allowing temperature-controlled pharma shipments essential for malaria-research trials to clear customs locally instead of being trucked from Manaus.
Airport operator Infraero says the final stage—a multimodal station linking the terminal to Belém’s BRT network—remains on schedule for delivery in August 2026, leaving a legacy of improved urban mobility long after COP30 departs.
In addition to Avianca’s inaugural Bogotá service, TAP Air Portugal will raise Lisbon frequencies to daily from 3 November, Azul will launch Fort Lauderdale flights on 15 December, and Sky Airline will begin twice-weekly Lima operations in January 2026. Combined, the additions will increase the airport’s annual international capacity by 42 %.
Infrastructure works finished this week include a new arrivals hall with 14 e-gates supplied by Swiss firm SITA, doubling passenger throughput at Federal Police immigration counters to 2,400 travellers per hour. Baggage-handling upgrades add a fourth reclaim belt and smart-carousel tracking, while the air-side apron has been reinforced to accommodate wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A330-900.
For corporate mobility teams the improvements translate into shorter connection times for staff heading to on-shore energy projects and mining sites in Pará and Amapá. Freight forwarders also gain: a 2,000-sqm bonded warehouse went live today, allowing temperature-controlled pharma shipments essential for malaria-research trials to clear customs locally instead of being trucked from Manaus.
Airport operator Infraero says the final stage—a multimodal station linking the terminal to Belém’s BRT network—remains on schedule for delivery in August 2026, leaving a legacy of improved urban mobility long after COP30 departs.
