Campina Grande Airport
| Presidente João Suassuna Airport Aeroporto Presidente João Suassuna | |||||||||||
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| IATA: CPV – ICAO: SBKG | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Campina Grande | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 502 m / 1,646 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°16′09″S 035°53′42″W / 7.26917°S 35.89500°WCoordinates: 07°16′09″S 035°53′42″W / 7.26917°S 35.89500°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero CPV | ||||||||||
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Presidente João Suassuna Airport (IATA: CPV, ICAO: SBKG) is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil. It is named after João Suassuna (1886-1930), President of the State of Paraíba (at the time in Brazil, State Governors had the title of President) from 1924 to 1928.
It is operated by Infraero.
History
Even though the airport was only inaugurated in 1963, since the 1940s air services operated to the site, using a runway already existent.
Since 1980 the airport is operated by Infraero, which in 1984 and 1998 made large renovation works, which included a new terminal capable of handling 250,000 passengers/year, and the rebuilding of the apron and runway. In 2003 it was re-inaugurated.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | João Pessoa, Campinas |
| Gol Airlines | João Pessoa, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia |
Accidents and incidents
- 5 September 1958: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando registration PP-LDX operating flight 652 from Recife crashed during approach to Campina Grande. Of a total of 18 people aboard, 2 crew members and 11 passengers died.[5][6]
Access
The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Campina Grande.
See also
References
- ↑ "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
- ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ↑ "HOTRAN ANAC". National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Accident description PP-LDX". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Lima delta xadrez". 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. 169–170. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
External links
- Airport information for SBKG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBKG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBKG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CPV at Aviation Safety Network
- Pres. João Suassuna-Campina Grande Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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