Afonso Pena International Airport
| Afonso Pena International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena |
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| The airport and the Japanese Government aircraft (B747-400) during the visit of the Emperor Akihito in 1997. | |||
| IATA: CWB – ICAO: SBCT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Curitiba | ||
| Location | São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 911 m / 2,988 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 25°31′52″S 049°10′32″W / 25.53111°S 49.17556°WCoordinates: 25°31′52″S 049°10′32″W / 25.53111°S 49.17556°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 1,800 | 5,905 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,215 | 7,267 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 6,964,581 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 94,143 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 36,681 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] |
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Afonso Pena International Airport (IATA: CWB, ICAO: SBCT) is the main airport serving Curitiba, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of São José dos Pinhais. It is named after Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (1847–1909), the 6th President of Brazil.
In 2011 the airport was ranked 10th in terms of transported passengers and cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.[4] It is operated by Infraero.
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[edit] History
As it was the case with many important Brazilian airports located in strategic points along the coast, Afonso Pena, was built by the Brazilian Air Force Ministry in partnership with the United States Army during the Second World War. However since its construction was completed only in 1945, short before the end of the war, Afonso Pena never saw heavy military movement. In 1946 most of its movement comprised civil operations.
The original passenger terminal was in use until 1959 when a brand new terminal was built. This second terminal is today used for cargo operations. In 1996, the present passenger terminal was built.
The main problem of the airport are the unstable weather conditions of the region, particularly mist in the morning hours of winter and the fact that the auxiliary runway 11/29 is too small and plagued with old equipment. There are also plans to upgrade runway 15/33 from an ILS CAT II runway to ILS CAT III.
Since the bottleneck for the airport is the cargo capacity, the main runway was lengthened in 2008 to allow cargo flights to operate with greater loads and the cargo terminal was upgraded.[5]
The terminal is 26,000 m², has 6 jetways, and is capable of handling 4.5 million passengers annually. There are 800 parking places. The airport complex includes a small museum, a playcenter and a mall with 60 stores inside the main terminal.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca Brazil | Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos, Foz do Iguaçu, São José dos Campos, Salvador da Bahia, Vitória |
| Gol Airlines | Asunción, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Caxias do Sul, Cuiabá, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, Londrina, Manaus, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória |
| NHT Linhas Aéreas | Caçador, Chapecó, Erechim, Francisco Beltrão, Joaçaba, Passo Fundo, Porto Alegre, São Paulo-Congonhas |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Goiânia, Ribeirão Preto |
| PLUNA | Montevideo |
| TAM Airlines | Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Londrina, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo-Congonhas |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Dourados, Florianópolis, Londrina, Maringá, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rondonópolis, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Webjet | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
[edit] Scheduled cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Florida West International Airways | Miami |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Dakar, Frankfurt |
| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
| LAN Cargo | Amsterdam |
| Total Linhas Aéreas | Florianópolis, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
[edit] Accidents
- 16 June 1958: Cruzeiro do Sul, a Convair 440-59 registration PP-CEP flying from Florianópolis to Curitiba was on final approach procedures to land at Curitiba when it was caught in downdrafts. The aircraft descended and struck the ground. Of the 26 passengers and crew aboard, 21 died.[6]
- 3 November 1967: Sadia, a Handley Page Dart Herald 214 registration PP-SDJ flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Curitiba collided with a hill during approach to land at Curitiba. All crew and 21 passengers died, 4 passengers survived.[7]
- 26 December 2002: Brazilian Air Force, an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration FAB-2292 en route from São Paulo-Campo de Marte to Florianópolis Air Force Base, crashed while trying to carry out an emergency landing at Curitiba-Afonso Pena. Reportedly, both engines had quit. The airplane had taken off with insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight to Florianópolis. Three passengers and crew of the 16 aboard died.[8]
[edit] Incident
- 18 August 2000: VASP, a Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba-Afonso Pena was hijacked by 5 persons with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million (approximately USD 2.75 Million) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no victims.[9][10]
[edit] Access
The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Curitiba.
[edit] Future developments
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million (USD16 million; EUR11 million) investiment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Curitiba being one of the venue cities. The investiment will invested in the enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways with completion due in March 2011.[11]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Infraero Statistics for the Airport" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/2011/Dezembro.pdf.
- ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/parana/aeroporto-afonso-pena.html.
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. http://www2.anac.gov.br/arquivos/pdf/aerodromos/AerodromosPublicos.xls.
- ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/index.php/br/estatistica-dos-aeroportos.html. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Programa de Aceleramento do Crescimento (PAC) em Aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. http://www.aviacaobrasil.com.br/noticias/noticias_filtro.php?id=3357&sessao=news&fld_filtro_ano=2007&fld_filtro_mes=01. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- ^ "Accident description PP-CEP". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580616-0. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-SDJ". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671103-0. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-2292". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20021226-0. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000818-1. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Maschio, José (21 August 2000). "PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u8102.shtml. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico: pp. A4. http://www.valoronline.com.br.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena |
- Airport information for SBCT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBCT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBCT at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CWB at Aviation Safety Network
- Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
