Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Bagé | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 5, 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 186 m / 611 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°23′27″S 054°06′35″W / 31.39083°S 54.10972°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (IATA: BGX, ICAO: SBBG) is the airport serving Bagé, Brazil. Since February 8, 1952, it is named after Captain Gustavo Ernesto de Carvalho Kraemer (1911–1950), founder and pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1950.[5]
It is operated by CCR.
History
[edit]The airport opened on July 5, 1946. On February 8, 1952, the airport was renamed after Gustavo Kraemer, who on June 20, 1950, died on an air-crash while piloting an aircraft of SAVAG, an airline of which he was also president.[6]
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Conecta | Porto Alegre (suspended)[8] |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- 7 April 1957: a Varig Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando registration PP-VCF operating a flight from Bagé to Porto Alegre crashed during take-off from Bagé following a fire developed in the left main gear wheel well and consequent technical difficulties. All 40 passenger and crew died.[9][10]
Access
[edit]The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Bagé.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Movimentação aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Bagé". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Comandante Gustavo Kraemer (SBBG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Lei n˚ 1.555, de 8 de fevereiro de 1952". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 8 February 1952. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Salgado Filho". 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. 102–107. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
- ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Porto Alegre suspende todos os voos por tempo indeterminado". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Accident description PP-VCF". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Incêndio sorrateiro". 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. 153–158. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for SBBG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBBG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BGX at Aviation Safety Network
