Oiapoque Airport
Oiapoque Airport Aeroporto de Oiapoque | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Oiapoque | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Time in Brazil (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 m / 62 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 03°51′41″N 051°47′46″W / 3.86139°N 51.79611°WCoordinates: 03°51′41″N 051°47′46″W / 3.86139°N 51.79611°W | ||||||||||
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Oiapoque Airport (IATA: OYK, ICAO: SBOI) is the airport serving Oiapoque, Brazil.
History[]
Oiapoque Airport, located by the French Guiana border, does not allow for instrument approach. The nearest airport with instrument approach is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport at a distance of 66.5 kilometres.[4]
Airlines and destinations[]
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access[]
The airport is located 5 km (3 mi) from downtown Oiapoque.
Accidents[]
- 4 June 2002: a Marco Zero Táxi Aéreo EMB-721 Sertanejo registration PT-EPH flying from Oiapoque to Macapá International Airport crashed near the Cassiporé River killing all five occupants. The accident was probably caused by poor weather.[5][6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Aeroporto / OIAPOQUE". Flight Market (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Oiapoque Airport". Airport Guide. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Oiapoque Airport". Sky Vector. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Accident description PT-EPH". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Destroços de avião desaparecido encontrados no Amapá". UOL Noticias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links[]
- Airport information for SBOI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBOI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for OYK at Aviation Safety Network
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