Barcelos_Airport Knowpia

Barcelos Airport

*Aeroporto de Barcelos*
Barcelos Airport; Aeroporto de Barcelos
	IATA: BAZ; ICAO: SWBC; LID: AM0017;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Barcelos
Time zone	BRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	34 m / 112 ft
Coordinates	00°58′52″S 062°55′10″W / 0.98111°S 62.91944°W
Map
	BAZ Location in Brazil
Runways
	Sources: ANAC, DECEA

Barcelos Airport (IATA: BAZ, ICAO: SWBC) is the airport serving Barcelos, Brazil.

Airlines and destinations edit

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Conecta	Manaus

16 September 2023: the Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-SOG, flying from Manaus to Barcelos crashed upon landing in Barcelos after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions. All 14 passengers and crew died.^[3]

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) from downtown Barcelos.

^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "BARCELOS (SWBC)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Accident description PT-SOG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

Airport information for SWBC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SWBC at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for BAZ at Aviation Safety Network