Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport

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Airport type Public Serves Bagé Website Infraero BGX Address Bagé - RS, Brazil Elevation 183 m Passenger count 1,678		Operator Infraero Elevation AMSL 183 m / 600 ft 06/24 1,500 Code BGX Phone +55 53 3242-7702

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Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (IATA: BGX, ICAO: SBBG) is the airport serving Bagé, Brazil. It is named after Captain Gustavo Kraemer, founder and pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1950.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport opened on July 5, 1946. On February 8, 1952 the airport was renamed after Gustavo Kraemer, who on June 20, 1950 died on an air-crash while piloting an aircraft of SAVAG, an airline of which he was also president.

The airport is dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

7 April 1957: a Varig Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando registration PP-VCF operating a flight from Bagé to Porto Alegre crashed during take-off from Bagé following a fire developed in the left main gear wheel well and consequent technical difficulties. All 40 passenger and crew died.

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Bagé.

References

Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport Wikipedia

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