Bacacheri Airport

Bacacheri Airport
Aeroporto do Bacacheri
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Curitiba
Elevation AMSL 932 m / 3,057 ft
Coordinates 25°24′12″S 049°14′01″W / 25.40333°S 49.23361°W / -25.40333; -49.23361Coordinates: 25°24′12″S 049°14′01″W / 25.40333°S 49.23361°W / -25.40333; -49.23361
Website Infraero BFH
Map
BFH

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,390 4,560 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 92,858
Aircraft Operations 24,940
Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Bacacheri Airport (IATA: BFH, ICAO: SBBI) is an airport in Curitiba, Brazil. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The history of Bacacheri airport begins in 1930 as an air field for Military Aviation. In 1942 the Ministry of Air Force officially upgraded the facility to the status of an Air Force Base.

On March 31, 1980 Bacacheri Air Force Base was de-commissioned and its administration handled over to Infraero. However, Bacacheri still has a strong military presence because the Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 2 (Cindacta II) is located in the vicinity of the airport.[4]

In 1997 the airport was closed for scheduled operations and since then it is mostly dedicated to general aviation[5] and aircraft maintenance operations.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Curitiba.

See also

References

  1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. "Cindacta II" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force: Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo DECEA. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. Beting, Gianfranco (December 2011), "Pantanal: O último voo do tuiuiú", Flap Internacional (in Portuguese) (472), p. 50.
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