Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport is the airport serving
Cascavel
Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by fr ...
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Brazil
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It is operated by Transitar, the semi-independent transportation authority of Cascavel, indirectly related to the Municipality of Cascavel, and under the supervision of
Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL)
Aeroportos do Paraná ( en, Airports of Paraná) is the department of airports infrastructure of the state of Paraná in Brazil. Aeroportos do Paraná was originally part of the ''Secretaria de Estado de Transportes do Estado do Paraná'' ( en, T ...
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History
The airport was commissioned 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
A precision approach path indicator (PAPI) is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot to acquire and maintain the correct approach (in the vertical plane) to an airport or an aerodrome. It is generally located on the left- ...
as well as a new improved fire station, which will raise the safety category to CAT 5.
A new passenger terminal with 6.018,38 m² opened in 2020.
Aeroin - Novo terminal é inaugurado em Cascavel
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Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located southwest from downtown Cascavel.
See also
*List of airports in Brazil
This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location.
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil.
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Airports
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Airports in Paraná (state)
Airports established in 1977
Cascavel