Afonso Pena International Airport is Curitiba's major airport, located 18km southeast from the downtown, in the city of São José dos Pinhais. It is one of the most modern Brazilian terminals. The airport includes a small museum, a playcenter and a minishopping with 60 stores inside the main terminal.
As many important Brazilian airports, Afonso Pena (named after the Brazilian President Afonso Pena, in 1996), was built in the Second World War by the Americans, to give cover in the war. In 1974, the airport passed to the administration of Infraero. In 1996, Infraero built a new terminal (the actual one), being the old one reformulated, being nowadays a modern freight terminal.
The main problems of the airport are the imprevisible and unstable weather conditions of the region, the mist in the morning hours of winter days and the 11/29 runway, the auxiliary one, too small and with old equipment (the 15/33 operates CAT lll)
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Terminal: 26.000m², with 6 fingers, capable of handling 4.5 million annual passengers
As many important Brazilian airports, AfonsoPena (named after the Brazilian President AfonsoPena, in 1996), was built in the Second World War by the Americans, to give cover in the war.
In 1974, the airport passed to the administration of Infraero.
Portugal traces its emergence as a nation to June 24, 1128, with the Battle of São Mamede by Afonso I.
Afonso, aided by the Templar Knights, continued to conquer southern lands from the Moors.
After her disappearance, a new wave of performers added stylistic changes and brought more international popularity to traditional Portuguese music: Mariza, MÃÂsia, Dulce Pontes, Madredeus, and Cristina Branco are some of the most notable internationally.
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