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Campina Grande Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Campina Grande

Website
  
Infraero CPV

Code
  
CPV

Phone
  
+55 83 3332-9023

Operator
  
Infraero

Elevation AMSL
  
502 m / 1,646 ft

15/33
  
1,600

Elevation
  
502 m

Passenger count
  
117,146

Campina Grande Airport

Address
  
Av. Uberaba, s/n - Velame, Campina Grande - PB, 58418-410, Brazil

Presidente João Suassuna Airport (IATA: CPV, ICAO: SBKG) is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil. It is named after João Suassuna (1886-1930), President of the State of Paraíba (at the time in Brazil, State Governors had the title of President) from 1924 to 1928.

Contents

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Even though the airport was only inaugurated in 1963, since the 1940s air services operated to the site, using a runway already existent.

Since 1980 the airport is operated by Infraero, which in 1984 and 1998 made large renovation works, which included a new terminal capable of handling 250,000 passengers/year, and the rebuilding of the apron and runway. In 2003 it was re-inaugurated.

Accidents and incidents

  • 5 September 1958: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando registration PP-LDX operating flight 652 from Recife crashed during approach to Campina Grande. Of a total of 18 people aboard, 2 crew members and 11 passengers died.

    • Access

    The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) from downtown Campina Grande.

    References

    Campina Grande Airport Wikipedia
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