Matupá Airport
Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Matupá | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Time in Brazil (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 283 m / 928 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°10′13″S 054°57′10″W / 10.17028°S 54.95278°WCoordinates: 10°10′13″S 054°57′10″W / 10.17028°S 54.95278°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. This was the first and largest indigenous protected area in all South America and prototype for dozens of similar reserves in the continent.
Airlines and destinations[]
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access[]
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Matupá.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links[]
- 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
Categories:
- Airports in Mato Grosso