Barcelos Airport Explained

Barcelos Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto de Barcelos|italic=yes
Iata:	BAZ
Icao:	SWBC
Lid:	AM0017
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Barcelos
Timezone:	BRT−1
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	112
Elevation-M:	34
Coordinates:	-0.9811°N -62.9194°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil
Pushpin Label:	BAZ
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	09/27
R1-Length-F:	4,921
R1-Length-M:	1,500
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Sources: ANAC,^[1] DECEA^[2]

Barcelos Airport is the airport serving Barcelos, Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 16 September 2023: the Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-SOG, flying from Manaus to Barcelos crashed upon landing in Barcelos after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions. All 14 passengers and crew died.^[3]

Access

The airport is located 2km (01miles) from downtown Barcelos.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 20 July 2020. pt.
2. Web site: BARCELOS (SWBC). DECEA. 13 October 2023. pt.
3. Web site: Accident description PT-SOG. Aviation Safety Network. 17 September 2023.