Oiapoque Airport Explained

Oiapoque Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto de Oiapoque|italic=yes
Iata:	OYK
Icao:	SBOI
Lid:	AP0002
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Oiapoque
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	53
Elevation-M:	16
Coordinates:	3.8614°N -51.7961°W
Pushpin Map:	Amapá#Brazil
Pushpin Label:	OYK
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	03/21
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]

Oiapoque Airport 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.^[3]

Access

The airport is located 5km (03miles) 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.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 8 May 2021. pt.
2. Web site: OIAPOQUE (SBOI). DECEA. 17 August 2023. pt.
3. Web site: Oiapoque Airport. Sky Vector. 3 April 2021.
4. Web site: Accident description PT-EPH . Aviation Safety Network . 8 May 2021.
5. News: Destroços de avião desaparecido encontrados no Amapá . UOL Noticias . 3 April 2021. pt.