Cascavel Airport

Regional West Airport, previously named Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (IATA: CAC, ICAO: SBCA) is the airport serving Cascavel, Brazil.

Regional West Airport

Aeroporto Regional do Oeste
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCascavel
SEIL
ServesCascavel
OpenedNovember 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL754 m / 2,473 ft
Coordinates25°00′08″S 053°30′07″W
Map
CAC is located in Paraná
CAC
CAC
Location in Brazil
CAC is located in Brazil
CAC
CAC
CAC (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,780 5,299 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers227,878 Increase 67%
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: ANAC[3]

It is operated by Transitar, the semi-independent transportation authority of Cascavel, indirectly related to the Municipality of Cascavel,[4] and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

History

The airport was commissioned on November 12, 1977.

Since 29 January 2013, the airport is operating with a 1.780m x 45m runway. The enlargement from its previous 1.615m x 30m size to the present size was necessary due to the consistent increase in the airport's traffic.

Ongoing projects at the airport are the installation of the precision approach path indicator as well as a new improved fire station, which will raise the safety category to CAT 5.

A new passenger terminal with 6.018,38 m² opened in 2020.[5]

As of the beginning of 2023, the official name of the airport was changed from Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport to Regional West Airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Curitiba
Seasonal: Maceió, Porto Seguro
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos

Access

The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) southwest of downtown Cascavel.

See also

References
  1. "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Institucional" (in Portuguese). CETTRANS. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  5. "Novo terminal é inaugurado em Cascavel". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. "Aeroporto no Sul do Brasil troca de nome e agora é o Aeroporto Regional do Oeste". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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