Carauari Airport Explained

Carauari Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto de Carauari|italic=yes
Iata:CAF
Icao:SWCA
Lid:AM0007
Type:Public
City-Served:Carauari
Timezone:BRT−1
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:354
Elevation-M:108
Coordinates:-4.8714°N -66.8975°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:CAF
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:5,463
R1-Length-M:1,665
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

Carauari Airport is the airport serving Carauari, Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

Note:

Flights operated with MAP equipment on behalf of Voepass Linhas Aéreas.

Accidents and incidents

On 15 December 1994, a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante en route from Carauari and Tefé to Manaus was hijacked by two Colombian citizens. The passengers were released in the proximity of Tabatinga and the aircraft was flown to Colombia. The crew was released at the Brazilian Embassy in Bogotá.[3]

Access

The airport is located 1km (01miles) from downtown Carauari.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 15 August 2020. pt.
  2. Web site: Carauari (SWCA). DECEA. 14 October 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Incident description 15 December 1994 . Aviation Safety Network . July 15, 2011.