Afonso Pena International Airport

Afonso Pena International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena
IATA: CWBICAO: SBCT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Curitiba
Location São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Focus city for Azul Brazilian Airlines
Elevation AMSL 911 m / 2,988 ft
Coordinates 25°31′52″S 049°10′32″W / 25.53111°S 49.17556°W / -25.53111; -49.17556Coordinates: 25°31′52″S 049°10′32″W / 25.53111°S 49.17556°W / -25.53111; -49.17556
Website infraero.gov.br
Map
CWB

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
15/33 2,215 7,267 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 7,235,634
Aircraft Operations 75,722
Metric tonnes of cargo 29,278
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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. It is operated by Infraero.

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, shortly 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 fog and smog 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.[4]

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million (USD16 million; EUR11 million) investment 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 investment will include the enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways with completion scheduled for March 2011.[5]

Facilities

The terminal is 45,000 m², has 6 jetways, and is capable of handling 3.5 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.

Panoramic view of the passenger terminal

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
Avianca Brazil Brasília, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas, Campo Grande, Cascavel, Foz do Iguaçu, Londrina, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Gol Airlines Brasília, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Florida West International Airways Miami
Lufthansa Cargo Dakar, Frankfurt
Cargolux Luxembourg
Cargolux Italia Milan-Malpensa
LAN Cargo Amsterdam
Total Linhas Aéreas Florianópolis, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Curitiba.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. "Programa de Aceleramento do Crescimento (PAC) em Aeroportos" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
  5. Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). pp. A4.
  6. "Accident description PP-CEP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Tesoura de vento". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 165–168. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  8. "Accident description PP-SDJ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  9. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Serra da Graciosa". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 256–261. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  10. "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  11. Maschio, José (21 August 2000). "PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  12. "Accident description FAB-2292". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

External links

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