Bacacheri Airport
| Bacacheri Airport Aeroporto do Bacacheri |
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| IATA: BFH – ICAO: SBBI | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Curitiba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 932 m / 3,057 ft | ||||||||||
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| Website | Infraero BFH | ||||||||||
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Bacacheri Airport (IATA: BFH, ICAO: SBBI) is an airport in Curitiba, Brazil. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located.
It is operated by Infraero.
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History
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
Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Accidents and incidents
- 18 August 1941: a Panair do Brasil Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-PBD en route from Curitiba-Bacacheri to São Paulo-Congonhas crashed on the Cantareira mountain range near São Paulo. 8 out of 13 passengers and crew aboard died.[6][7]
Access
The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Curitiba.
See also
References
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External links
- Airport information for SBBI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- 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
- Bacacheri Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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