Metro-Airport Connection
People mover in operation in Salgado Filho International Airport
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
Locale	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Termini	Aeroporto Terminal 1
Stations	2
Website	www.trensurb.gov.br
Service
Type	People mover/Airport rail link
System	Porto Alegre Metro
Operator(s)	Trensurb
Rolling stock	3 T'Trans/Aeromóvel Brasil S.A. A-100/200 stock (2 trains)
History
Opened	10 August 2013
Technical
Line length	1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Number of tracks	1
Character	Fully elevated
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Minimum radius	35 m (115 ft)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Signalling	CBTC
Maximum incline	3%
Route map Legend to Novo Hamburgo Aeroporto to Mercado Av. dos Estados BR-116 Av. Zaida Jarros Av. Severo Dullius Terminal 1

Metro-Airport Connection (Portuguese: Conexão Metrô-Aeroporto) is a people mover system operating in Porto Alegre, connecting Aeroporto station of the Porto Alegre Metro to Terminal 1 of the Salgado Filho International Airport. It is operated by Trensurb.^[1]

Characteristics

It is composed by a sole elevated track with 2 stations and 814 m (2,671 ft) of extension, opened to the public on 10 August 2013.^[2] Since 7 May 2014, the system operates commercially, initially charging a fare of R$ 1.70 (US$ 0.72 in 2014) and free interchange with Porto Alegre Metro.^[3]

The APM used the Aeromovel pneumatic propulsion design, which was developed in Brazil.