Bacacheri Airport

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

Bacacheri Airport

Aeroporto do Bacacheri
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesCuritiba
Elevation AMSL932 m / 3,057 ft
Coordinates25°24′12″S 049°14′01″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-do-parana-bacacheri/
Map
BFH
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,390 4,560 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers21,750 31.3%
Aircraft Operations26,699 5.0%
Metric tonnes of cargo0
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History
Entry of Cindacta II at Bacacheri Airport

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". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Bacacheri". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  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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