Lauro_Kurtz_Airport

Lauro Kurtz Airport

Lauro Kurtz Airport

Airport in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Lauro Kurtz Airport (IATA: PFB, ICAO: SBPF) is the airport serving Passo Fundo, Brazil. Since June 5, 1959 it is named after Lauro Ignacio Kurtz (1917-1949), sometimes also written Kortz, a pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1949.[5]

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It is managed by contract by Infraero.

History

The airport was renovated in 2007. In January 2021 the airport was closed for the renovation of the runway and construction of a new terminal. It was re-opened on April 8, 2022.[6]

On April 4, 2022, the State of Rio Grande do Sul signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[7] Previously the airport was operated by DAP.

Airlines and destinations

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Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Passo Fundo.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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    "Aeroporto Passo Fundo-Lauro Kurtz". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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    "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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    "LAURO KURTZ (SBPF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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    "Lei n˚ 3.559, de 5 de junho de 1959". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 5 June 1959. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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    "Ranolfo participa da entrega". Gov RS (in Portuguese). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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    "Gestão do Aeroporto de Passo Fundo, no Rio Grande do Sul, passa para a Infraero". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Accident description PP-VBV". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  9. [9]
    Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Circulando na cerração". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 239–242. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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