Lençóis Airport

Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos
IATA: LEC ICAO: SBLE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Lençóis
Location	Cel. Octaviano Alves (Chapada Diamantina), Brazil
Time zone	Time in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	506 m / 1,660 ft
Coordinates	12°28′56″S 041°16′37″W / 12.48222°S 41.27694°W / -12.48222; -41.27694Coordinates: 12°28′56″S 041°16′37″W / 12.48222°S 41.27694°W / -12.48222; -41.27694
Map
LEC Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,082 6,831 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (IATA: LEC, ICAO: SBLE) is the airport serving Lençóis and Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Coronel Octaviano Alves. It is named after Horácio Queiróz de Mattos (1882-1931), a politician who fought against the Prestes Insurrection between 1925 and 1927.

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The airport is located at Chapada Diamantina National Park, 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Coronel Octaviano Alves and 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Lençóis.

See also[]

• List of airports in Brazil

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External links[]

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