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Curitiba, Afonso Pena (CWB/SBCT) Brazil

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IATA: CWBICAO: SBCT
Summary
Airport typePublic, is Curitiba's major airport, located 18km southeast from the downtown, in the city of São José dos Pinhais. It is one of the most modern Brazilian terminals. The airport includes a small museum, a playcenter and a minishopping with 60 stores inside the main terminal.
OperatorInfraero, The main problems of the airport are the imprevisible and unstable weather conditions of the region, the mist in the morning hours of winter days and the 11/29 runway, the auxiliary one, too small and with old equipment (the 15/33 operates CAT lll)
ServesCuritiba
Location220px_Brazil__28orthographic_projection_29_svgbrasil                         São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
HistoryAs with many important Brazilian airports, Afonso Pena (named after the Brazilian President Afonso Pena, in 1996), was built in the Second World War by the Americans, to give cover in the war. In 1974, the airport passed to the administration of Infraero. In 1996, Infraero built a new passenger terminal, and the old terminal was refurbished and is currently being used as a cargo terminal.
CoordinatesCWB
WebsiteInfraero CWB
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
11/29 5,905 1,800 Asphalt
15/33 7,267 2,215 Asphalt

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1989Quality Medium On apron during a stop

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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