União da Vitória Airport
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José Cleto Airport is the airport serving União da Vitória
, Brazil
. It is named after José Cleto (1901-1960), a local entrepreneur, politician and film producer and director.
It is operated by the Municipality of União da Vitória under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SETR)
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. At that time, Lieutenant Ricardo João Kirk, a Brazilian aviator, made a demonstration of the use of aircraft in battles to representatives of the Brazilian Army. Convinced by Kirk's demonstration, the Brazilian Government ordered the Army to open airfields in União da Vitória, Canoinhas
and Rio Negro, to send aircraft to those cities, and to attack the rebels by dropping bombs.
The aircraft had difficulties to reach their destination, particularly because the train that was carrying the aircraft and troops was attacked by the rebels. As a result, Kirk decided to go himself to União da Vitória equipped with new aircraft and troops.
On March 1, 1915, during his second flight, the one in which he would start destroying villages and other settlements, he crashed in a forest 44 km from União da Vitória while attempting an emergency landing. This crash was the first documented aircraft accident in Brazil.
In the 1960s, União da Vitória Airport was served by airlines with regular flights to Curitiba
, Florianópolis
, Porto Alegre
and other important cities, being a hub to regional airports.
Today the airport is dedicated to general aviation
.
União da Vitória
União da Vitória is a city located in the south of the State of Paraná, Brazil. Its population was about 51.858 people in 2006. In the economic area, União da Vitória's GDP is of US$ 115,364,648.65.- History :...
, 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 José Cleto (1901-1960), a local entrepreneur, politician and film producer and director.
It is operated by the Municipality of União da Vitória under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SETR)
Aeroportos do Paraná (SETR)
Aeroportos do Paraná is the department of airports infrastructure of the state of Paraná in Brazil. Aeroportos do Paraná is part of the Secretaria de Estado de Transportes do Estado do Paraná , and is responsible for the operational support of 36 public airports within the state, in partnership...
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History
Between 1912 and 1916, the region around União da Vitória was the site of the Contestado WarContestado War
The Contestado War , broadly speaking, was a guerrilla war for land between settlers and landowners, the latter supported by the Brazilian state's police and military forces, that lasted from October 1912 to August 1916....
. At that time, Lieutenant Ricardo João Kirk, a Brazilian aviator, made a demonstration of the use of aircraft in battles to representatives of the Brazilian Army. Convinced by Kirk's demonstration, the Brazilian Government ordered the Army to open airfields in União da Vitória, Canoinhas
Canoinhas
Canoinhas is a Brazilian city, in the north plateau of the State of Santa Catarina. Its latitude is 26°10'38" South, its longitude is 50°23'24" West, and its altitude is 839 meters...
and Rio Negro, to send aircraft to those cities, and to attack the rebels by dropping bombs.
The aircraft had difficulties to reach their destination, particularly because the train that was carrying the aircraft and troops was attacked by the rebels. As a result, Kirk decided to go himself to União da Vitória equipped with new aircraft and troops.
On March 1, 1915, during his second flight, the one in which he would start destroying villages and other settlements, he crashed in a forest 44 km from União da Vitória while attempting an emergency landing. This crash was the first documented aircraft accident in Brazil.
In the 1960s, União da Vitória Airport was served by airlines with regular flights to Curitiba
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...
, Florianópolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
, Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
and other important cities, being a hub to regional airports.
Today the airport is 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...
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