Caravelas Airport

{{short description|Airport serving Caravelas, Brazil}}

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| r1-number = 06/24

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Caravelas Airport {{airport codes|CRQ|SBCV}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.secom.ba.gov.br/2015/08/127476/Governo-assume-gestao-de-aeroporto-usado-na-2a-guerra-mundial-em-Caravelas.html | title=Governo assume gestão de aeroporto usado na 2a guerra mundial em Caravelas | publisher=Governo do Estado da Bahia | date=22 August 2015 | accessdate=24 July 2016 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=24 August 2015 | archive-url=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 | url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960519-0 | title=Accident description FAB-2295 | website=Aviation Safety Network | accessdate=24 July 2016}}

Access

The airport is located {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown Caravelas.

See also

{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}

References

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