Alcimar Leitão Airport Explained

Alcimar Leitão Airport
Nativename:	Aeroporto Alcimar Leitão
Type:	Defunct
City-Served:	Feijó
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	394
Elevation-M:	120
Coordinates:	-8.1669°N -70.3506°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
R1-Number:	01/19
R1-Length-F:	3,084
R1-Length-M:	940
R1-Surface:	Asphalt (closed)
Footnotes:	Largely demolished, no longer operational. Source: ANAC^[1]

Alcimar Leitão Airport, formerly, was the airport that served Feijó, Brazil until 2008, when the newer Feijó Airport was opened. The airport was later closed and became an urbanized area.

Accidents and incidents

• 20 October 1968: a Cruzeiro do Sul Douglas C-47 A-25-DK registration PP-SAD had an engine failure and crashed after take-off and while trying to return to Feijó. All 19 passengers and crew died.^[2]

Access

The airport was located 1km (01miles) from downtown Feijó.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lista de aeródromos públicos . ANAC . Portuguese . 2014-07-28 . 2017-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170705152833/http://www4.infraero.gov.br/acesso-a-informacao/estatisticas-dos-aeroportos/estatisticas . dead .
2. Web site: Accident description PP-SAD . Aviation Safety Network . July 28, 2014.