Apucarana Airport

Capitão João Busse Airport
Aeroporto Capitão João Busse
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Apucarana
SEIL
Serves Apucarana
Elevation AMSL 805 m / 2,641 ft
Coordinates 23°36′44″S 051°23′06″W / 23.61222°S 51.38500°W / -23.61222; -51.38500Coordinates: 23°36′44″S 051°23′06″W / 23.61222°S 51.38500°W / -23.61222; -51.38500
Website SEIL APU
Map
APU

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 701
Aircraft Operations 430
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: Airport Website,[3] ANAC[4]

Capitão João Busse Airport (IATA: APU, ICAO: SSAP) is the airport serving Apucarana, Brazil. It is named after Captain João Alexandre Busse (1886-1921), the first aviator born in the state of Paraná.[5]

It is operated by the Municipality of Apucarana under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

History

The airport is dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) southeast from downtown Apucarana.

See also

References

  1. "SEIL Statistics for Transported Passengers at the Airport" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. "SEIL Statistics for Aircraft Operations at the Airport" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). SEIL.
  4. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  5. "João Busse (1886-1921)". EarlyAviators.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
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