Campina Grande Airport
Encyclopedia
Presidente João Suassuna-Campina Grande Airport is the airport serving Campina Grande
, Brazil
. It is named after João Urbano Pessoa de Vasconcelos Suaçuna (1886-1930), Governor of the State of Paraíba
(at the time in Brazil, Governors had the title of President).
It is operated by Infraero
.
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.
Campina Grande
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main industrial, technological and educational...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is named after João Urbano Pessoa de Vasconcelos Suaçuna (1886-1930), Governor of the State of Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
(at the time in Brazil, Governors had the title of President).
It is operated by Infraero
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated...
.
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.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- 5 September 1958: a Lóide Aéreo NacionalLóide Aéreo NacionalLóide Aéreo Nacional S/A was a Brazilian airline founded in 1947. In 1962 it was incorporated by VASP.-History:On December 22, 1947, Ruy Vacani founded the airline TCA – Transportes Carga Aérea S.A. in Anápolis, State of Goiás, Brazil, an airline specialized in transportation of cargo...
still bearing the name of TABA – Transportes Aéreos BandeirantesTABA – Transportes Aéreos BandeirantesTABA – Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. In 1950 it was incorporated by Lóide Aéreo Nacional.-History:...
Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando registration PP-LDX crashed during approach to Campina Grande. Two crew members and eleven passengers died.