Cascavel Airport

Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (IATA: CAC, ICAO: SBCA) is the airport serving Cascavel, Brazil.

Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport

Aeroporto Adalberto Mendes da Silva
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCascavel
SEIL
ServesCascavel
Elevation AMSL754 m / 2,473 ft
Coordinates25°00′08″S 053°30′07″W
WebsiteSEIL CAC
Map
CAC
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,780 5,299 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers50,651 33%
Aircraft Operations5,430 27%
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: Airport Website,[3] ANAC[4]

It is operated by CETTRANS, the semi-independent Transportation Authority of Cascavel, indirectly related to the Municipality of Cascavel,[5] and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

History

The airport was inaugurated on November 12, 1977.

Since 29 January 2013 the airport is operating with a 1.780m x 45m runway. The enlargement from its previous 1.615m x 30m to the present size was necessary due to the constant increase in the airport's traffic.

Ongoing projects at the airport are the installation of the Precision approach path indicator as well as a new improved fire station, which will raise the safety category to CAT 5.

A new passenger terminal with 5.980m² is under construction.

Since 2019, operates Boeing 737, Airbus A320 family and Embraer E-Jet family.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) southwest from downtown Cascavel.

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See also

References
  1. "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). SEIL.
  4. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  5. "Institucional" (in Portuguese). CETTRANS. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  6. "Aeroporto de Cascavel" (in Portuguese). CETTRANS. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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