Caravelas Airport (IATA: CRQ, ICAO: SBCV) is the airport serving Caravelas, Brazil.

Caravelas Airport

Aeroporto de Caravelas
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCaravelas
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL11 m / 36 ft
Coordinates17°39′02″S 039°15′16″W / 17.65056°S 39.25444°W / -17.65056; -39.25444
Map
CRQ is located in Brazil
CRQ
CRQ
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,530 5,020 Asphalt
18/36 1,150 3,773 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

History edit

The airport was inaugurated in the 1940s as a military aerodrome and it was renovated between 2010 and 2014.[2]

Airlines and destinations edit

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents edit

Access edit

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Caravelas.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Governo assume gestão de aeroporto usado na 2a guerra mundial em Caravelas" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado da Bahia. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Accident description FAB-2295". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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