Apucarana Airport Explained

Captain João Busse Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto Capitão João Busse|italic=yes
Iata:	APU
Icao:	SSAP
Lid:	PR0014
Type:	Public
Operator:	Apucarana SEIL
City-Served:	Apucarana
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	2,625
Elevation-M:	800
Coordinates:	-23.6122°N -51.385°W
Pushpin Map:	Paraná#Brazil
Pushpin Label:	APU
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	10/28
R1-Length-F:	4,593
R1-Length-M:	1,400
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat-Year:	2011
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat1-Data:	701 5%
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:	430 11%
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Statistics: SEIL^[1] ^[2] Sources: ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

Capitão João Busse Airport 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]

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

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 9km (06miles) southeast from downtown Apucarana.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estatística de passageiros. SEIL. pt. March 2012. 10 July 2020. 5 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022930/http://www.infraestrutura.pr.gov.br/arquivos/File/aeroportos/Inf_Est_Aer_estat_de_passageiros.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Movimentação de aeronaves. SEIL. pt. March 2012. 10 July 2020. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085604/http://www.infraestrutura.pr.gov.br/arquivos/File/aeroportos/Inf_Est_Aer_estat_de_Pouso_mais_Decolagem_2005_2011.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 10 July 2020. pt.
4. Web site: Capitão João Busse (SSAP) . DECEA. 5 March 2024. pt.
5. Web site: João Busse (1886-1921) . EarlyAviators.com . September 28, 2010.