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 / 2,380 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°14′39″S052°19′42″W / 28.24417°S 52.32833°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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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 contract by Infraero.
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.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Passo Fundo.