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Tancredo Neves International Airport
Belo Horizonte · CNF · BR

How reliable is Tancredo Neves International Airport?

Flights from CNF avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 84% of 269,722 flights in official ANAC history — and weather is calmest in Jul. Here’s the full picture before you book.

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Reliability score

on-time, cancellations & delays

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Weather favorability

year-round climate

IATA / ICAO
CNF · SBCF
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo
Coordinates
-19.64, -43.97

Origin-airport operations

What the airline-controlled delay record at CNF looks like

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Avoided 15+ min controlled delay

across 269,722 flights

84%
Controlled-delay record
avoided 15+ min airline-controlled delay
2.0%
Cancellation rate
of scheduled departures
3 min
Avg. arrival delay
across delayed flights
269,722
Flights analyzed
high confidence

Source: ANAC VRA · data through 2026-06-25. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.

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Weather by month

When the weather works for you at Belo Horizonte

A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.

Calm-weather score025507510084J87F94M97A99M99J100J99A98S94O90N87D
Calm (80+)Mixed (60–79)Disruptive (<60)

Calmest month

Jul

Calmest flying weather of the year · 100/100 favorability

Roughest month

Jan

Most disruptivelow visibility & fog, thunderstorms · 84/100 favorability

The read on CNF

What the numbers say about flying through Tancredo Neves International Airport

Across official performance history, flights from Belo Horizonte avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 84% of the time over 269,722 flights. That's a solid, better-than-average operational record. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 2.0%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 3 minutes.

On weather, Belo Horizonte is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. July is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 100 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while January is the most disruptive at 84, driven mainly by low visibility & fog and thunderstorms. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.

None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Belo Horizonte, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.

Common questions about CNF

How reliable is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)?
Flights from Belo Horizonte avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 84% of the time across 269,722 flights of official history — a solid, better-than-average operational record. The cancellation rate runs about 2.0%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
What is the best month to fly from CNF for good weather?
July has the calmest flying weather at Tancredo Neves International Airport. January is the most disruptive, mainly from low visibility & fog and thunderstorms.

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