Caravelas Airport Explained

Caravelas Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto de Caravelas|italic=yes
Iata:	CRQ
Icao:	SBCV
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Caravelas
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	36
Elevation-M:	11
Coordinates:	-17.6506°N -39.2544°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil
Pushpin Label:	CRQ
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	06/24
R1-Length-F:	5,020
R1-Length-M:	1,530
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
R2-Number:	18/36
R2-Length-F:	3,773
R2-Length-M:	1,150
R2-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Sources: ANAC^[1]

Caravelas Airport is the airport serving Caravelas, Brazil.

History

The airport was inaugurated in the 1940s as a military aerodrome and it was renovated between 2010 and 2014.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 9 May 1996: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante registration FAB-2295 crashed during take-off. All crew of 4 died.^[3]

Access

The airport is located 10km (10miles) from downtown Caravelas.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aeródromos . ANAC . 22 August 2019 . 17 August 2020 . Portuguese.
2. Web site: Governo assume gestão de aeroporto usado na 2a guerra mundial em Caravelas . Governo do Estado da Bahia . 22 August 2015 . 24 July 2016 . Portuguese . 24 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150824213041/http://www.secom.ba.gov.br/2015/08/127476/Governo-assume-gestao-de-aeroporto-usado-na-2a-guerra-mundial-em-Caravelas.html . dead .
3. Web site: Accident description FAB-2295 . Aviation Safety Network . 24 July 2016.