Lauro Kurtz Airport

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Lauro Kurtz Airport

Aeroporto Lauro Kurtz
Passo Fundo Airport (PFB), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDAP
ServesPasso Fundo
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL724 m / 2,376 ft
Coordinates28°14′43″S 052°19′43″W / 28.24528°S 52.32861°W / -28.24528; -52.32861Coordinates: 28°14′43″S 052°19′43″W / 28.24528°S 52.32861°W / -28.24528; -52.32861
Map
PFB is located in Brazil
PFB
PFB
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,700 5,577 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

Lauro Kurtz Airport (IATA: PFB, ICAO: SBPF) is the airport serving Passo Fundo, Brazil.

It is operated by DAP.

History[]

The airport was renovated in 2007.

Airlines and destinations[]

Since January 11, 2021, the runway is undergoing major renovation being thus closed for operations.[2]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 1 July 1963: a Varig Douglas C-47B-20-DK registration PP-VBV flying from Porto Alegre and Carazinho to Passo Fundo collided with trees on high ground and crashed shortly before arriving in Passo Fundo. Of the 18 passengers and crew aboard, 15 died.[3][4]

Access[]

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Passo Fundo.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Reforma da pista do aeroporto de Passo Fundo começa na próxima semana". Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Accident description PP-VBV". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  4. ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Circulando na cerração". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 239–242. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

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