Caravelas Airport
{{short description|Airport serving Caravelas, Brazil}}
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| ICAO = SBCV
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| type = Public
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| city-served = Caravelas
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| timezone = BRT
| utc = UTC−03:00
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 36
| elevation-m = 11
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| 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
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| footnotes = Sources: ANAC{{cite web | url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos | title=Aeródromos | website=ANAC | date=22 August 2019 | accessdate=17 August 2020 | language=Portuguese}}
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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
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{GCM|SBCV|source=DAFIF}}
- {{NWS-current|SBCV}}
- {{ASN|CRQ}}
{{Airports in Bahia}}
{{List of airports}}
{{Brazil topics}}