Tabatinga International Airport
Airport
- Infraero (1980–2021)
- Vinci (2021–present)
TBT
Location in Brazil
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 2,150 | 7,054 | Asphalt |
| Passengers | 66,706  27% |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Operations | 2,772 9% |
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 126 42% |
Tabatinga International Airport (IATA: TBT, ICAO: SBTT) is the airport serving Tabatinga, Brazil.
It is operated by Vinci SA.
History
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Manaus, Tefé |
Access
The airport is located 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Tabatinga.
Accidents and incidents
- 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
Aviation portal
Brazil portal
References
- ^ "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
- 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
