Lauro Kurtz Airport
Lauro Kurtz Airport Aeroporto Lauro Kurtz | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Passo Fundo | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 725 m (2,379 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°14′39″S 052°19′42″W / 28.24417°S 52.32833°W | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroportopassofundo | ||||||||||
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  PFB Location in Brazil  PFB PFB (Brazil) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||
Lauro Kurtz Airport (IATA: PFB, ICAO: SBPF) is the airport serving Passo Fundo, Brazil. Since June 5, 1959 it is named after Lauro Ignacio Kurtz (1917-1949), sometimes also written Kortz, a pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1949.[5]
It is managed by ON8.
History
The airport was renovated in 2007. In January 2021 the airport was closed for the renovation of the runway and construction of a new terminal. It was re-opened on April 8, 2022.[6]
On April 4, 2022, the State of Rio Grande do Sul signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[7] Previously the airport was operated by DAP.
On September 26, 2025 ON8 (part of ECB Group) won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[8]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas[9] |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Guarulhos[10] |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos[11] |
Accidents and incidents
- 1 July 1963: a Varig Douglas C-47B-20-DK registration PP-VBV flying from Porto Alegre and Carazinho to Passo Fundo collided with trees on high ground and crashed shortly before arriving in Passo Fundo. Of the 18 passengers and crew aboard, 15 died.[12][13]
Access
The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Passo Fundo.
See also
References
- ↑ "Estatísticas-Aeroportos sob contrato de gestão". Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aeroporto Passo Fundo-Lauro Kurtz". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "LAURO KURTZ (SBPF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ "Lei n˚ 3.559, de 5 de junho de 1959". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 5 June 1959. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Ranolfo participa da entrega". Gov RS (in Portuguese). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Gestão do Aeroporto de Passo Fundo, no Rio Grande do Sul, passa para a Infraero". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ "Governo do Rio Grande do Sul conclui leilão de concessão dos aeroportos de Passo Fundo e Santo Ângelo". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Azul confirma retorno das operações em Passo Fundo a partir de maio". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Liberado para jatos só em voos diurnos, Passo Fundo já tem data da volta da Gol". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "LATAM inicia voos para Passo Fundo no Rio Grande do Sul". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Accident description PP-VBV". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Circulando na cerração". 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. 239–242. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
External links
- "Airport information for SBPF". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- "Current weather for SBPF". NOAA/NWS.
