Porecatu Airport Explained
| Porecatu Airport |
| Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto de Porecatu|italic=yes |
| Icao: | SSPK |
| Type: | Private |
| City-Served: | Porecatu |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Elevation-F: | 1,424 |
| Elevation-M: | 434 |
| Coordinates: | -22.7789°N -51.3614°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Paraná#Brazil |
| Pushpin Label: | SSPK |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 15/34 |
| R1-Length-F: | 6,758 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,060 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft Operations |
| Stat3-Header: | Metric tonnes of cargo |
| Footnotes: | Sources: ANAC[1] |
Porecatu Airport is the airport serving Porecatu, Brazil.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Accidents and incidents
- 18 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba was hijacked by 5 persons with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million (approximately US$2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu, where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no victims.[2] [3]
Access
The airport is located 3km (02miles) from downtown Porecatu.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Aeródromos . ANAC . 29 June 2020 . 19 April 2021 . pt.
- Web site: Incident description PP-SMG . Aviation Safety Network . May 8, 2011.
- Web site: PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima . Folha Online . August 21, 2000 . May 8, 2011 . pt . José . Maschio.
