Curitiba-President Afonso Pena International Airport (IATA: CWB, ICAO: SBCT) is the main airport serving Curitiba, located in the municipality of São José dos Pinhais, in the state of Paraná. Since July 15, 1985 it is named after Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (1847–1909), the 6th President of Brazil.^[5]

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Curitiba–Afonso Pena International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Curitiba–Afonso Pena
IATA: CWB ICAO: SBCT LID: PR0001
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1974–2021) CCR (2021–present)
Serves	Curitiba
Location	São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Opened	24 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-24)
Focus city for	Azul Brazilian Airlines
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	911 m / 2,989 ft
Coordinates	25°31′54″S 049°10′34″W
Website	www.ccraeroportos.com.br/curitiba-pr
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 2,218 7,277 Asphalt 11/29 1,798 5,899 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 5,565,810 Aircraft Operations 60,542
Statistics: CCR[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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It is operated by CCR.

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As was the case with many important Brazilian airports located in strategic points along the coast, Afonso Pena, was built by the Brazilian Air Force Ministry in partnership with the United States Army during the Second World War. However, since its construction was completed only in 1945, shortly before the end of the war, Afonso Pena never saw heavy military movement. On January 24, 1946, it was dedicated as a civil airport.^[6]

The original passenger terminal was in use until 1959 when a new terminal was built. This terminal is used until 1996 when the much bigger terminal opened. After the new terminal opened, the older terminal became a cargo terminal.

The unstable weather conditions of the region are the main problem with the airport, particularly fog and smog in the morning hours of winter and the fact that the auxiliary runway 11/29 is too small and plagued with old equipment. There are also plans to upgrade runway 15/33 from an ILS CAT II runway to ILS CAT III.

Since the bottleneck for the airport is the cargo capacity, the main runway was lengthened in 2008 to allow cargo flights to operate with greater loads and the cargo terminal was upgraded.^[7]

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million (USD16 million; EUR11 million) investment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which were held in Brazil, Curitiba being one of the venue cities. The investment included the enlargement of the apron and implementation of taxiways.^[8] The terminal is 45,000 m², has 14 jetways, and is capable of handling 15 million passengers annually. There are 800 parking places. The airport complex includes a small museum, a playcenter and a mall with 60 stores inside the main terminal.

Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. According to the list, Curitiba was considered to be requiring attention, operating between 70% and 85% of its capacity.^[9]

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[10]

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2023) reports:^[13][14][1]

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Year	Passenger	Aircraft	Cargo (t)
2023	5,565,810	60,542
2022a	3,899,773	45,005
2021	3,111,942 23%	34,225 19%	20,003 2%
2020	2,520,710 61%	28,747 57%	19,553 44%
2019	6,502,746 3%	66,371 3%	34,664 6%
2018	6,310,413 6%	64,683 4%	32,672 16%
2017	6,722,058 5%	67,457 2%	28,220 10%
2016	6,385,838 12%	66,386 12%	25,730 12%
2015	7,235,634 2%	75,722 4%	29,278 16%
2014	7,376,743 9%	78,790 4%	34,938 9%
2013	6,742,133 1%	82,455 7%	38,355 14%
2012	6,828,334 2%	88,909 6%	44,478 34%
2011	6,969,484 21%	94,143 7%	33,152 36%
2010	5,774,615 19%	88,217 10%	24,417 8%
2009	4,853,733 13%	80,017 16%	22,604 13%
2008	4,281,354 10%	69,076 10%	26,072 12%
2007	3,907,275	62,563	23,322

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^a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

• 16 June 1958: a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 440, registration PP-CEP, flying from Florianópolis to Curitiba, was on final approach procedures to land at Curitiba in bad weather when it was caught in windshear. The aircraft descended and struck the ground. Of the 27 passengers and crew aboard, 24 died. Among the deaths was the Brazilian interim president at that time, Nereu Ramos.^[15][16]
• 3 November 1967: a Sadia Handley Page Dart Herald, registration PP-SDJ, flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Curitiba, collided with a hill during approach to land at Curitiba. All 5 crew members and 21 passengers died. 4 passengers survived.^[17][18]
• 16 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-200 registration PP-SMG, en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba, was hijacked by 5 persons demanding the BRL 5 million (approximately US$2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu, where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no injuries.^[19][20]
• 26 December 2002: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, registration FAB-2292, en route from São Paulo-Campo de Marte to Florianópolis Air Force Base, crashed while trying to carry out an emergency landing at Curitiba-Afonso Pena. Reportedly, both engines had shut down. The airplane had taken off with insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight to Florianópolis. Of the 16 people on board, 1 crew member and 2 passengers died.^[21]

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The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Curitiba.

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