Apucarana Airport

Summary

Capitão João Busse Airport (IATA: APU, ICAO: SSAP) is the airport serving Apucarana, Brazil. It is named after Captain João Alexandre Busse (1886-1921), the first aviator born in the state of Paraná.[5]

Captain João Busse Airport

Aeroporto Capitão João Busse
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorApucarana
SEIL
ServesApucarana
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL800 m / 2,625 ft
Coordinates23°36′44″S 051°23′06″W / 23.61222°S 51.38500°W / -23.61222; -51.38500
Map
APU is located in Paraná
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APU
Location in Brazil
APU is located in Brazil
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APU (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers701 Increase 5%
Aircraft Operations430 Decrease 11%
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

It is operated by the Municipality of Apucarana under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

Airlines and destinations edit

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Capitão João Busse (SSAP)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "João Busse (1886-1921)". EarlyAviators.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

External links edit

  • Airport information for SSAP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  • Current weather for SSAP at NOAA/NWS
  • Accident history for APU at Aviation Safety Network