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Afonso Pena Airport



Afonso Pena International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena
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 2,988 ft / 911 m
Coordinates 25°31′42.51″S 049°10′32.79″W / 25.528475°S 49.175775°W / -25.528475; -49.175775
Website Infraero CWB
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,905 1,800 Asphalt
15/33 7,267 2,215 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 4,853,733
Aircraft Operations 80,017
Metric tonnes of cargo 23,307
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website

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, the 6 President of Brazil.

In 2009, the airport was ranked 10 in terms of transported passengers, 8 in terms of aircraft operations, and 9 in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. 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, 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.

The main runway was lengthened in 2008 to allow cargo flights to operate with greater loads, and the cargo terminal was upgraded, since the main bottleneck for the airport is the cargo capacity.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque [ends 19 October; resumes 6 December], Buenos Aires-Ezeiza [begins 20 October; ends 5 December]
Avianca Brazil Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Porto Alegre
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas-Viracopos
Gol Airlines Asunción, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Caxias do Sul, Cuiabá, Foz do Iguaçu, Manaus, Maringá, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Teresina, Vitória
NHT Caçador, Chapecó, Joaçaba, Passo Fundo, São Paulo-Congonhas
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Ribeirão Preto
PLUNA Montevideo
Sol Linhas Aéreas Cascavel
TAM Airlines Belém-Val de Cães, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Londrina, Manaus, 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 Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Campinas-Viracopos, Campo Grande, Cascavel, Cuiabá, Dourados, Londrina, Maringá, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rondonópolis, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Webjet Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

  • 16 June 1958: Cruzeiro do Sul, a Convair 440-59 registration PP-CEP flying from Florianópolis to Afonso Pena International Airport 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.
  • 3 November 1967: Sadia, a Handley Page Dart Herald 214 registration PP-SDJ flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Afonso Pena International Airport collided with a hill during descent pattern to land at Curitiba. All crew and 21 passengers died, 4 passengers survived.

Access

The airport is located 18 km southeast of Curitiba downtown.

Future developments

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million (USD16 million; EUR11 million) investiment plan to up-grade 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.



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General Info
Country Brazil
ICAO ID SBCT
Time UTC-3(-2DT)
Latitude -25.528475
25° 31' 42.51" S
Longitude -49.175775
049° 10' 32.79" W
Elevation 2988 feet
911 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 018° W (01/06)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Near City Curitiba
Operating Hours 24 HOUR OPERATIONS
International Clearance Status Airport of Entry


Communications
CURITIBA TWR 118.55
GND 121.9
ATIS 127.8
CURITIBA APP 119.95
120.65
129.55


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
11/29 5905 x 148 feet
1800 x 45 meters
ASPHALT 033FAXT NO
15/33 7267 x 148 feet
2215 x 45 meters
ASPHALT 042FAXT YES


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME CTB CURITIBA 112X 116.5 At Field -
NDB PNH PINHAIS - 255 6.6 NM 332.0


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.


Remarks
CAUTION Watch for obst, 197' hi lctd aprx 1 NM SW of afld lctn. Pilots should be alert for the possibility of unmanned hot-air balloons occurring mainly Apr-Jul. There is grooving in rwy surface.
FUEL Avbl 0001-0300Z++, 0700-2400Z++, OT O/R. (NC- A1)
LGT VASI Rwy 11 MEHT 37'. PAPI Rwy 15 GS 2.98 MEHT 61'. VASI Rwy 33 MEHT 40'.
MISC Flt pln acpt by phone.
RSTD This altn AOE arpt may be used only with prior apvl of the Brazilian Minister ofAeronautics. Strong justification is rqr with flt/PAX clnc for USDAO to req clnc for these arpts.



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