to handle the forthcoming increase in traffic. However, the capacity of the airport did not meet the demand of passengers, so the brand-new Greater Natal International Airport was built at the nearby town of São Gonçalo do Amarante. On 31 May 2014, all domestic flights were moved to the new facility. International flights were moved a few days later. The facilities of Augusto Severo are now used only by Natal Air Force Base. The following airlines served the airport at the time of closure: Arkefly, Avianca Brasil, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Gol Airlines, TAM Airlines, and TAP Portugal. Accidents and incidents 11 June 1947: Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina, an Avro 691 Lancastrian registration LV-ACS flying from Buenos Aires to Natal struck a post on landing and caught fire. Of the 18 passengers and crew, 13 survived. Access The airport was located from downtown Natal. See also Natal Air Force Base References External links Augusto Severo International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net LIFE photo L.A.T.I Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 arrives while field being improved for U.S. LIFE photo DC-2/DC-3 ferrying by PAA to British by old Air France hangar Parnamarim LIFE photo DC-2/DC-3 ferrying by PAA to British by L.A.T.I hangars Parnamarim LIFE photo Pan American Boeing 314 Clipper at Natal Marine terminal Defunct airports in Brazil Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Airports disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in Brazil