Curitiba-President Afonso Pena International Airport (IATA: CWB, ICAO: SBCT) is the main airport serving Curitiba, located in municipality of São José dos Pinhais, in the state of Paraná. It is named after Afonso Pena (1847–1909), the 6th President of Brazil.
As 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, shortly 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 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 fog and smog 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 ILSCAT III. Since the bottleneck for the airport is the cargo capacity, the main runway was lengthened in 2008 to allow cargo flights to operate with greater loads and the cargo terminal was upgraded.[4]
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million (USD16 million; EUR11 million) investment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which were held in Brazil, Curitiba being one of the venue cities. The investment included the enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways.[5] The terminal is 45,000 m2, has 14 jetways, and is capable of handling 15 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.
According to AirHelp, it was listed as the 4th best airport in the world in 2019.[citation needed]
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]
16 June 1958: a Cruzeiro do SulConvair 440-59, registration PP-CEP, flying from Florianópolis to Curitiba, was on final approach procedures to land at Curitiba in bad weather when it was caught in windshear. The aircraft descended and struck the ground. Of the 27 passengers and crew aboard, 24 died. Among the deaths was the Brazilian interim president at that time, Nereu Ramos.[9][10]
3 November 1967: a SadiaHandley Page Dart Herald 214, registration PP-SDJ, flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Curitiba, collided with a hill during approach to land at Curitiba. All 5 crew members and 21 passengers died. 4 passengers survived.[11][12]
16 August 2000: a VASPBoeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG, en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba, was hijacked by 5 persons demanding the BRL 5 million (approximately US$2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu, where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no injuries.[13][14]
26 December 2002: a Brazilian Air ForceEmbraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, registration FAB-2292, en route from São Paulo-Campo de Marte to Florianópolis Air Force Base, crashed while trying to carry out an emergency landing at Curitiba-Afonso Pena. Reportedly, both engines had shut down. The airplane had taken off with insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight to Florianópolis. Of the 16 people on board, 1 crew member and 2 passengers died.[15]
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The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Curitiba.
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External links
Media related to Afonso Pena International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Airport information for SBCT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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Curitiba President Afonso Pena International Airport IATA CWB ICAO SBCT is the main airport serving Curitiba located in municipality of Sao Jose dos Pinhais in the state of Parana It is named after Afonso Pena 1847 1909 the 6th President of Brazil Afonso Pena International AirportAeroporto Internacional Afonso PenaIATA CWBICAO SBCTSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorInfraero 1974 2021 CCR 2021 present ServesCuritibaLocationSao Jose dos Pinhais BrazilFocus city forAzul Brazilian AirlinesTime zoneBRT UTC 03 00 Elevation AMSL911 m 2 988 ftCoordinates25 31 54 S 049 10 34 W 25 53167 S 49 17611 W 25 53167 49 17611 Coordinates 25 31 54 S 049 10 34 W 25 53167 S 49 17611 W 25 53167 49 17611MapCWBLocation in BrazilRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft15 33 2 218 7 277 Asphalt11 29 1 798 5 899 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Passengers4 799 787 54 23 Metric tonnes of cargo21 057 583 5 27 Statistics Infraero 1 Sources Airport Website 2 ANAC 3 It is operated by CCR Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 2 1 Passenger 2 2 Cargo 3 Statistics 4 Accidents and incidents 5 Access 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message As 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 shortly 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 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 fog and smog 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 Since the bottleneck for the airport is the cargo capacity the main runway was lengthened in 2008 to allow cargo flights to operate with greater loads and the cargo terminal was upgraded 4 On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million USD16 million EUR11 million investment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which were held in Brazil Curitiba being one of the venue cities The investment included the enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways 5 The terminal is 45 000 m2 has 14 jetways and is capable of handling 15 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 According to AirHelp it was listed as the 4th best airport in the world in 2019 citation needed Previously operated by Infraero on April 7 2021 CCR won a 30 year concession to operate the airport 6 Airlines and destinations EditPassenger Edit AirlinesDestinationsAerolineas ArgentinasBuenos Aires AeroparqueAzul Brazilian AirlinesBelo Horizonte Confins Campinas Campo Grande Cascavel Foz do Iguacu Londrina Maringa Pato Branco Porto Alegre Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Sao Paulo Congonhas Sao Paulo GuarulhosSeasonal Porto SeguroAzul ConectaCampo Mourao Guaira Jundiai Paranavai Porto Alegre Telemaco Borba Umuarama Uniao da VitoriaGol Transportes AereosBrasilia Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Salvador da Bahia Sao Paulo Congonhas Sao Paulo GuarulhosSeasonal Goiania Rio de Janeiro GaleaoLATAM BrasilBrasilia Foz do Iguacu Porto Alegre Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Sao Paulo Congonhas Sao Paulo GuarulhosLATAM ChileSantiago de ChileCargo Edit Panoramic view of the passenger terminal Terminal landside view AirlinesDestinationsAvianca CargoCampinasCargoluxLuxembourgCargolux ItaliaMilan MalpensaLATAM Cargo ChileSantiago de ChileLufthansa CargoCampinas 7 Frankfurt 7 Recife 7 Total Linhas AereasFlorianopolis Sao Paulo GuarulhosStatistics EditGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at CWB airport See Wikidata query Year Total passengers change Cargo2003 2 407 441 10 34 20 729 5872004 2 667 402 10 80 27 484 9692005 3 200 535 19 98 24 616 8832006 3 506 360 9 56 22 287 7672007 3 854 118 9 92 23 685 9802008 4 287 771 11 25 25 724 7532009 4 897 427 14 22 23 307 0592010 5 902 129 20 51 27 063 9412011 6 958 424 17 90 36 681 1512012 6 994 059 0 51 11 322 0532013 6 800 816 2 76 11 243 9142014 7 300 262 7 79 13 017 4512015 7 226 460 1 42 11 772 8122016 6 339 043 12 28 9 322 1622017 6 665 391 5 15 7 532 9872018 6 348 071 4 76 2019 6 502 746 2 44 2020 2 508 359 61 43 19 233 6532021 3 111 942 24 06 20 003 0002022 4 799 787 54 23 21 057 583Source 8 Accidents and incidents Edit16 June 1958 a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 440 59 registration PP CEP flying from Florianopolis to Curitiba was on final approach procedures to land at Curitiba in bad weather when it was caught in windshear The aircraft descended and struck the ground Of the 27 passengers and crew aboard 24 died Among the deaths was the Brazilian interim president at that time Nereu Ramos 9 10 3 November 1967 a Sadia Handley Page Dart Herald 214 registration PP SDJ flying from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Curitiba collided with a hill during approach to land at Curitiba All 5 crew members and 21 passengers died 4 passengers survived 11 12 16 August 2000 a VASP Boeing 737 2A1 registration PP SMG en route from Foz do Iguacu to Curitiba was hijacked by 5 persons demanding the BRL 5 million approximately US 2 75 million at that time that the aircraft was transporting The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money There were no injuries 13 14 26 December 2002 a Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration FAB 2292 en route from Sao Paulo Campo de Marte to Florianopolis Air Force Base crashed while trying to carry out an emergency landing at Curitiba Afonso Pena Reportedly both engines had shut down The airplane had taken off with insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight to Florianopolis Of the 16 people on board 1 crew member and 2 passengers died 15 Access EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2012 The airport is located 18 km 11 mi southeast of downtown Curitiba See also Edit Aviation portal Brazil portalList of airports in BrazilReferences Edit Estatisticas Infraero in Portuguese 14 February 2022 Retrieved 1 March 2022 Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena Infraero in Portuguese Retrieved 23 May 2020 Aerodromos ANAC in Portuguese 15 October 2019 Retrieved 23 May 2020 Programa de Aceleramento do Crescimento PAC em Aeroportos in Portuguese Aviacao Brasil Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 29 October 2007 Rittner Daniel Braga Paulo Victor 31 August 2009 Infraero vai gastar R 5 bi em reforma de aeroportos Valor Economico in Portuguese pp A4 Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 4 October 2019 Governo federal arrecada R 3 3 bilhoes com leilao de 22 aeroportos Agencia Brasil in Portuguese Retrieved 7 April 2021 a b c Schedule Lufthansa Cargo Retrieved 23 July 2020 Aeroporto Internacional de Curitiba Afonso Pena Portal Aviacao Brasil Archived from the original on 19 February 2018 Retrieved 12 March 2020 Accident description PP CEP Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 6 May 2011 Germano da Silva Carlos Ari Cesar 2008 Tesoura de vento O rastro da bruxa historia da aviacao comercial brasileira no seculo XX atraves dos seus acidentes 1928 1996 in Portuguese 2 ed Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS pp 165 168 ISBN 978 85 7430 760 2 Accident description PP SDJ Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 6 May 2011 Germano da Silva Carlos Ari Cesar 2008 Serra da Graciosa O rastro da bruxa historia da aviacao comercial brasileira no seculo XX atraves dos seus acidentes 1928 1996 in Portuguese 2 ed Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS pp 256 261 ISBN 978 85 7430 760 2 Incident description PP SMG Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 7 May 2011 Maschio Jose 21 August 2000 PF liga sequestro de aviao da VASP a rebeliao em penitenciaria em Roraima in Portuguese Folha Online Archived from the original on 17 October 2012 Retrieved 7 May 2011 Accident description FAB 2292 Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 6 May 2011 External links Edit Media related to Afonso Pena International Airport at Wikimedia Commons Airport information for SBCT at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Current weather for SBCT at NOAA NWS Accident history for CWB at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Afonso Pena International Airport amp oldid 1146682444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
