Tefé Airport Explained

Pref. Orlando Marinho Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto Pref. Orlando Marinho|italic=yes
Iata:	TFF
Icao:	SBTF
Lid:	AM0004
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Tefé
Timezone:	BRT−1
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	186
Elevation-M:	57
Coordinates:	-3.3803°N -64.7253°W
Pushpin Map:	Brazil
Pushpin Label:	TFF
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	15/33
R1-Length-F:	7,218
R1-Length-M:	2,200
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat-Year:	2023
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat1-Data:	37,738 22%
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:	3,392 19%
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Statistics: Vinci^[1] Sources: Airport Website,^[2] ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

Tefé Airport is the airport serving Tefé, Brazil. It is named after Orlando Marinho (1925-2018), a former mayor of Tefé.^[5]

It is operated by Vinci SA.

History

Operated by Infraero since 1980, on April 7, 2021 Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[6]

Accidents and incidents

Incident

• 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.^[7]

Access

The airport is located 5km (03miles) from downtown Tefé.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dados Estatísticos-AMA. Vinci. 9 June 2024. pt.
2. Web site: Tefé Airport. Vinci. 3 June 2023. pt.
3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 16 February 2021. pt.
4. Web site: Prefeito Orlando Marinho (SBTF). DECEA. 1 November 2023. pt.
5. Web site: Lei nº 14.202, de 8 de setembro de 2021 . Diário Oficial da União . 8 September 2021 . 9 September 2021 . pt.
6. Web site: Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos . Agência Brasil . 7 April 2021 . pt.
7. Web site: Incident description 15 December 1994 . Aviation Safety Network . 15 July 2011.