Chapecó Airport

Airport
XAP is located in Brazil
XAP
XAP
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,060 6,759 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (IATA: XAP, ICAO: SBCH) is the airport serving Chapecó, Brazil.

The airport is operated by Voe XAP.

History

The terminal was commissioned on March 18, 1978. On October 1, 2010, the State Government of Santa Catarina authorized renovation works focusing mainly on the runway.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Florianópolis
Seasonal: Cuiabá, Navegantes, Porto Alegre
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

  • 22 January 1976: a Transbrasil Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante registration PT-TBD operating flight 107 from Chapecó to Erechim, crashed upon take-off from Chapecó. Seven of the nine passengers and crew on board died.[4][5]

Access

The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Chapecó.

See also

  • Aviation portal
  • flagBrazil portal

References

  1. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Serafin Enoss Bertaso (SBCH)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ Chirotto, Fernando (4 October 2010). "Governo de SC autoriza reforma do aeroporto de Chapecó". Panrotas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Accident description PT-TBD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Estouro de pneu na decolagem". 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. 302–307. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

External links

  • Airport information for SBCH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  • Current weather for SBCH at NOAA/NWS
  • Accident history for XAP at Aviation Safety Network
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