Leg 59 SBCM - Cricuma (Brazil) to SBCX - Caxias Do Sul (Brazil)
SBFL - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBCM
Airport name: Cricuma Airport
Location: Cricuma
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Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Cricuma Airport Info
(Cricuma is located in the State of Santa Catarina) Santa Catarina, state in southern Brazil, covering 95,442 sq km (36,850 sq mi). Santa Catarina is bordered on the north by the Brazilian state of Paraná, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, and on the west by Argentina. The Serra do Mar and Serra Geral mountain ranges lie near the coast. The western part of the state is made up of the flat uplands of the Serra Geral, which slopes gradually to the west. The climate in the coastal zone is hot and rainy, but frost and occasional snows occur in the highlands. The coastal rain forest changes to grasslands and pine forests in the western highlands.
Only the coastal areas of Santa Catarina contain old Portuguese settlements. German immigrants began to settle the inland area in the middle of the 19th century and their descendants still follow the social customs of their former homeland. Joinvile and Blumenau, situated in the Itajaí Valley, are the main cities of the interior.
The principal industries are metallurgy, food processing, lumbering, and pottery making. Santa Catarina is Brazil's main coal producer. Intensive agriculture is practiced in the interior, as well as ranching.
The chief ports are Itajaí and São Francisco do Sul. Florianópolis, the state capital, is located on the island of Santa Catarina, in the Atlantic Ocean off the east central coast. Population 5,356,360 (2000).
SBCX - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBCX
Airport name: Caxias Do Sul Airport
Location: Caxias Do Sul
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Caxias Do Sul Info
(Caxias Do Sul is located in the State of Rio Grande Do Sul) Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost state of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul has an area of 282,062 sq km (108,905 sq mi). It is bordered by Uruguay on the south, Argentina on the west, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina on the north. The southern part of the state is hilly and covered by prairies, whereas the northern part is formed by a high plateau that slopes slightly to the west. The climate is subtropical. Vegetation consists of subtropical and pinewood forests. In the 19th century, immigrants from Europe, especially Germany and Italy, settled on the northern plateau. The town of Porto Alegre is the state capital. Rio Grande is the chief port. Population 10,187,798 (2000).