Bacacheri Airport
Encyclopedia
Bacacheri Airport is an airport in Curitiba
, Brazil
. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located.
It is operated by Infraero
.
On March 31, 1980 Bacacheri Air Force Base was de-commissioned and its administration handled over to Infraero
. Even though there is still a strong military presence in the area, Bacacheri Airport today is mainly dedicated to general aviation
, and is the site of a great number of aircraft maintenance facilities.
The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 2 (Cindacta II
) is located in the vicinity of the airport.
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is named after the neighborhood where it is located.
It is operated by Infraero
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated...
.
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
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated...
. Even though there is still a strong military presence in the area, Bacacheri Airport today is mainly dedicated to general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, and is the site of a great number of aircraft maintenance facilities.
The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 2 (Cindacta II
CINDACTA
The air traffic control centers of Brazil are known by the acronym CINDACTA, or "Centro Integrado de Defesa Aérea e Controle de Tráfego Aéreo...
) is located in the vicinity of the airport.