Apucarana Airport

Capitão João Busse Airport Aeroporto Capitão João Busse
IATA: APU – ICAO: SSAP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Apucarana SEIL
Serves	Apucarana
Elevation AMSL	805 m / 2,641 ft
Coordinates	23°36′44″S 051°23′06″W / 23.61222°S 51.38500°WCoordinates: 23°36′44″S 051°23′06″W / 23.61222°S 51.38500°W
Website	SEIL APU
Map
APU Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 701 Aircraft Operations 430
Statistics: SEIL[1][2] Sources: Airport Website,[3] ANAC[4]

Capitão João Busse Airport (IATA: APU, ICAO: SSAP) is the airport serving Apucarana, Brazil. It is named after Captain João Alexandre Busse (1886-1921), the first aviator born in the state of Paraná.^[5]

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

History

The airport is dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) southeast from downtown Apucarana.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "SEIL Statistics for Transported Passengers at the Airport" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
2. "SEIL Statistics for Aircraft Operations at the Airport" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SEIL. March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
3. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). SEIL.
4. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
5. "João Busse (1886-1921)". EarlyAviators.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

External links

• Airport information for SSAP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SSAP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SSAP at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for APU at Aviation Safety Network