Chapecó Airport
Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport Aeroporto Serafin Enoss Bertaso | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Voe XAP | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chapecó | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 654 m / 2,146 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°08′02″S 052°39′32″W / 27.13389°S 52.65889°W | ||||||||||
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  XAP Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (IATA: XAP, ICAO: SBCH) is the airport serving Chapecó, Brazil.
The airport is operated by Voe XAP.
History[edit]
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[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas, Florianópolis Seasonal: Cuiabá, Navegantes, Porto Alegre |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| LATAM Brasil | Florianópolis (begins 15 June 2024),[citation needed] São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- 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[edit]
The airport is located 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Chapecó.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Serafin Enoss Bertaso (SBCH)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Chirotto, Fernando (4 October 2010). "Governo de SC autoriza reforma do aeroporto de Chapecó". Panrotas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Accident description PT-TBD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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
