Sinop Airport (Brazil) Explained

Presidente João Figueiredo Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Presidente João Figueiredo|italic=yes
Iata:OPS
Icao:SBSI
Lid:MT0002
Type:Public
Operator:Aeroeste (2019–present)
City-Served:Sinop
Timezone:BRT−1
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:1,227
Elevation-M:374
Coordinates:-11.885°N -55.5861°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:OPS
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-F:5,348
R1-Length-M:1,630
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:344,372 40%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:2,662 29%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:Statistics: Centro-Oeste Airports[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Presidente João Figueiredo Airport formerly SWSI, is the airport serving Sinop, Brazil. It is named after João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, the 30th President of Brazil.

It is operated by Aeroeste.

History

On March 15, 2019 Aeroeste won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 13km (08miles) from downtown Sinop.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatísticas. Centro-Oeste Airports. 8 June 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto Municipal de Sinop - Pres. João Figueiredo - OPS. Centro-Oeste Airports. 5 June 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 25 February 2021. pt.
  4. Web site: PRESIDENTE JOÃO BATISTA FIGUEIREDO (SBSI). DECEA. 16 December 2023. pt.
  5. Web site: Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos . ANAC . 15 March 2019 . 1 October 2019 . Portuguese.
  6. Web site: Incident description PT-OGN . Aviation Safety Network . September 25, 2012.