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Tabatinga International Airport 
Summary
Tabatinga International Airport (IATA: TBT, ICAO: SBTT) is the airport serving Tabatinga, Brazil.
Tabatinga International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Tabatinga | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Tabatinga | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT−2 (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 m / 263 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°15′02″S 069°56′16″W / 4.25056°S 69.93778°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  TBT Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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It is operated by Vinci SA.
History edit
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Manaus, Tefé |
Access edit
The airport is located 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Tabatinga.
Accidents and incidents edit
- 12 June 1982: a TABA Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PT-LBV en route from Eirunepé to Tabatinga while on approach to Tabatinga collided with a pole in poor visibility and crashed onto a parking lot. All 40 passengers and 4 crew died.[6][7]
- 29 October 2009: a Brazilian Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan registration FAB-2725 en route from Cruzeiro do Sul to Tabatinga made an emergency landing on a river due engine failure. Of the 11 occupants, 1 passenger and 1 crew member died.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Tabatinga Airport". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Tabatinga (SBTT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Accident description PT-LBV". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Aru traiçoeiro". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 327–331. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-2725". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
External links edit
- Airport information for SBTT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBTT at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TBT at Aviation Safety Network