Bacacheri Airport (IATA: BFH, ICAO: SBBI) is an airport in Curitiba, Brazil. It is named after the neighbourhood where it is located.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Curitiba | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 932 m / 3,059 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°24′12″S 049°14′01″W / 25.40333°S 49.23361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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It is operated by CCR.
History edit
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.[5]
In 1997 the airport was closed for scheduled operations and since then it is mostly dedicated to general aviation[6] and aircraft maintenance operations.
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]
Airlines and destinations edit
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access edit
The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Curitiba.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Bacacheri". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Bacacheri (SBBI)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Cindacta II" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force: Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo DECEA. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Beting, Gianfranco (December 2011), "Pantanal: O último voo do tuiuiú", Flap Internacional (in Portuguese), no. 472, p. 50.
- ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links edit
- Airport information for SBBI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBBI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BFH at Aviation Safety Network