Curitiba–Afonso Pena International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Curitiba–Afonso Pena | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
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Serves | Curitiba | ||||||||||||||
Location | São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 24 January 1946 | ||||||||||||||
Focus city for | Azul Brazilian Airlines | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | BRT ( UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 911 m / 2,989 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°31′54″S 049°10′34″W / 25.53167°S 49.17611°W | ||||||||||||||
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Curitiba-President Afonso Pena International Airport ( IATA: CWB, ICAO: SBCT) is the main airport serving Curitiba, located in the municipality of São José dos Pinhais, in the state of Paraná. Since July 15, 1985 it is named after Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (1847–1909), the 6th President of Brazil. [5]
It is operated by CCR.
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As was the case with many important Brazilian airports located in strategic points along the coast, Afonso Pena, was built by the Brazilian Air Force Ministry in partnership with the United States Army during the Second World War. However, since its construction was completed only in 1945, shortly before the end of the war, Afonso Pena never saw heavy military movement. On January 24, 1946, it was dedicated as a civil airport. [6]
The original passenger terminal was in use until 1959 when a new terminal was built. This terminal is used until 1996 when the much bigger terminal opened. After the new terminal opened, the older terminal became a cargo terminal.
The unstable weather conditions of the region are the main problem with the airport, particularly fog and smog in the morning hours of winter and the fact that the auxiliary runway 11/29 is too small and plagued with old equipment. There are also plans to upgrade runway 15/33 from an ILS CAT II runway to ILS CAT III.
Since the bottleneck for the airport is the cargo capacity, the main runway was lengthened in 2008 to allow cargo flights to operate with greater loads and the cargo terminal was upgraded. [7]
On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million (USD16 million; EUR11 million) investment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which were held in Brazil, Curitiba being one of the venue cities. The investment included the enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways. [8] The terminal is 45,000 m2, has 14 jetways, and is capable of handling 15 million passengers annually. There are 800 parking places. The airport complex includes a small museum, a playcenter and a mall with 60 stores inside the main terminal.
Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. According to the list, Curitiba was considered to be requiring attention, operating between 70% and 85% of its capacity. [9]
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport. [10]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque |
Azul Brazilian Airlines |
Belo Horizonte–Confins,
Campinas,
Campo Grande,
Cascavel,
Florianópolis,
Foz do Iguaçu,
Londrina,
Maringá,
Montevideo,
Pato Branco,
Porto Alegre,
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão,
São Paulo–Congonhas,
São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Porto Seguro, Recife |
Azul Conecta |
Guaíra,
Telêmaco Borba,
Umuarama,
União da Vitória Seasonal: Blumenau |
Gol Transportes Aéreos |
Belo Horizonte–Confins,
Brasília,
Porto Alegre,
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão,
Salvador da Bahia,
São Paulo–Congonhas,
São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Goiânia |
JetSmart Argentina | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza (begins 11 July 2024) [11] |
JetSmart Chile | Seasonal: Santiago de Chile (begins 19 June 2024) [11] |
LATAM Brasil | Brasília, Foz do Iguaçu, Porto Alegre, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2023) reports: [13] [14] [1]
Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
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2023 | 5,565,810 | 60,542 | |
2022 a | 3,899,773 | 45,005 | |
2021 | 3,111,942 23% | 34,225 19% | 20,003 2% |
2020 | 2,520,710 61% | 28,747 57% | 19,553 44% |
2019 | 6,502,746 3% | 66,371 3% | 34,664 6% |
2018 | 6,310,413 6% | 64,683 4% | 32,672 16% |
2017 | 6,722,058 5% | 67,457 2% | 28,220 10% |
2016 | 6,385,838 12% | 66,386 12% | 25,730 12% |
2015 | 7,235,634 2% | 75,722 4% | 29,278 16% |
2014 | 7,376,743 9% | 78,790 4% | 34,938 9% |
2013 | 6,742,133 1% | 82,455 7% | 38,355 14% |
2012 | 6,828,334 2% | 88,909 6% | 44,478 34% |
2011 | 6,969,484 21% | 94,143 7% | 33,152 36% |
2010 | 5,774,615 19% | 88,217 10% | 24,417 8% |
2009 | 4,853,733 13% | 80,017 16% | 22,604 13% |
2008 | 4,281,354 10% | 69,076 10% | 26,072 12% |
2007 | 3,907,275 | 62,563 | 23,322 |
Note:
a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.
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The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Curitiba.
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