Matupá Airport
Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Matupá | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT−1 (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 270 m / 886 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°10′12″S 054°57′14″W / 10.17000°S 54.95389°W | ||||||||||
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Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (IATA: MBK, ICAO: SWXM) is the airport serving Matupá, Brazil. The airport is named after the oldest of the Villas-Bôas brothers, Brazilian activists who in 1961 succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu legally protected.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- 23 July 2024: a private Learjet 35, registration PP-ERR crashed in a eucalyptus forest after take-off; the aircraft broke up and burst into flames. Both occupants were killed. The accident occurred during a go-around following a local flight.[3]
Access
[edit]The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Matupá.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "REGIONAL ORLANDO VILLAS BOAS (SWXM)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Accident description PP-ERR". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for SWXM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SWXM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MBK at Aviation Safety Network
