Canela Airport

Canela Airport

*Aeroporto de Canela*
Canela Airport; Aeroporto de Canela
	IATA: CEL; ICAO: SSCN; LID: RS0019;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (2024–present)
Serves	Canela, Gramado
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	827 m / 2,713 ft
Coordinates	29°22′14″S 050°49′56″W / 29.37056°S 50.83222°W
Map
	CEL Location in Brazil CEL CEL (Brazil)
Runways
	Sources: ANAC, DECEA

Canela Airport (IATA: CEL, ICAO: SSCN) is the airport serving Canela and Gramado in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

On 14 July 2024, the State of Rio Grande do Sul signed a contract of operation with Infraero.^[3]

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Conecta	Porto Alegre (suspended)^[4]

22 December 2024: a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne registration PR-NDN, operating a private flight, crashed after take-off under heavy rain, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring 17 people on the ground.^[5]

The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Canela and 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Gramado.

^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ "Canela (SSCN)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Governo do Estado confirma operação da Infraero para ampliar voos nos aeroportos de Canela e Torres". Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Aeroporto de Porto Alegre suspende todos os voos por tempo indeterminado". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Avião cai próximo ao Aeroporto de Canela, na Serra Gaúcha, e atinge prédios" (in Portuguese). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.