Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport Explained

Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional Comandante Gustavo Kraemer|italic=yes
Iata:	BGX
Icao:	SBBG
Lid:	RS0010
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Bagé
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-M:	186
Elevation-F:	611
Coordinates:	-31.3908°N -54.1097°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil Rio Grande do Sul#Brazil
Pushpin Label:	BGX
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	06/24
R1-Length-M:	1,500
R1-Length-F:	4,921
R1-Surface:	Concrete
R2-Number:	14/32 (closed)
R2-Length-M:	1,149
R2-Length-F:	3,770
R2-Surface:	Grass
Stat-Year:	2023
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat1-Data:	952
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:	803
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Statistics: CCR^[1] Sources: Airport Website,^[2] ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport is the airport serving Bagé, Brazil. Since February 8, 1952, it is named after Captain Gustavo Ernesto de Carvalho Kraemer (1911–1950), founder and pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1950.^[5]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport opened on July 5, 1946. On February 8, 1952, the airport was renamed after Gustavo Kraemer, who on June 20, 1950, died on an air-crash while piloting an aircraft of SAVAG, an airline of which he was also president.^[6]

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[7]

Accidents and incidents

• 7 April 1957: a Varig Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando registration PP-VCF operating a flight from Bagé to Porto Alegre crashed during take-off from Bagé following a fire developed in the left main gear wheel well and consequent technical difficulties. All 40 passenger and crew died.^{[8] [9]}

Access

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

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movimentação aeroportuária. CCR. 26 February 2024. pt.
2. Web site: Bagé. CCR Aeroportos. 28 May 2023. pt.
3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 15 October 2019. 11 May 2020. pt.
4. Web site: Comandante Gustavo Kraemer (SBBG). DECEA. 19 September 2023. pt.
5. Web site: Lei n˚ 1.555, de 8 de fevereiro de 1952. Presidência da República. 8 February 1952. 14 November 2023. pt.
6. Book: Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César . O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 . Salgado Filho . EDIPUCRS . 2 . Porto Alegre . 2008 . 102–107 . 978-85-7430-760-2 . pt.
7. Web site: Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos . Agência Brasil . 7 April 2021 . pt.
8. Web site: Accident description PP-VCF . Aviation Safety Network . May 17, 2011.
9. Book: Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César . O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 . Incêndio sorrateiro . EDIPUCRS . 2 . Porto Alegre . 2008 . 153–158 . 978-85-7430-760-2 . Portuguese.