Ponta Grossa Airport

Comte. Antonio Amilton Beraldo Airport

Aeroporto Comte. Antonio Amilton Beraldo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPonta Grossa
SEIL
ServesPonta Grossa
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL789 m / 2,588 ft
Coordinates25°11′04″S 050°08′38″W / 25.18444°S 50.14389°W / -25.18444; -50.14389
Map
PGZ is located in Paraná
PGZ
PGZ
Location in Brazil
PGZ is located in Brazil
PGZ
PGZ
PGZ (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,430 4,692 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers1,979 Decrease 51%
Aircraft Operations3,657 Increase 52%
Statistics: SEIL[1][2]
Sources: ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Comte. Antonio Amilton Beraldo Airport (IATA: PGZ, ICAO: SBPG), formerly SSZW and called Sant'Ana Airport, is the airport serving Ponta Grossa, Brazil.

It is operated by the Municipality of Ponta Grossa under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná (SEIL).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas

Accidents and incidents

  • 15 March 1961: a Aeronorte Douglas DC-3 registration PP-YQS operating a flight from São Paulo had to divert to Ponta Grossa because of bad weather at the intended destination. The aircraft crashed into a hill while approaching the runway. Three crew members died.[5]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) south from downtown Ponta Grossa.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatística de passageiros" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Movimentação de aeronaves" (PDF). SEIL (in Portuguese). March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Comandante Antônio Amilton Beraldo (SBPG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Accident description PP-YQS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 April 2021.