Ponta Pelada Airport

Ponta Pelada Airport Aeroporto da Ponta Pelada
IATA: PLL – ICAO: SBMN
Summary
Airport type		Public/Military
Serves		Manaus
Elevation AMSL		81 m / 267 ft
Coordinates
Map
PLL Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	2,318	7,605	Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers
Aircraft Operations
Metric tonnes of cargo
Sources: World Aero Data[1]

Ponta Pelada Airport (IATA: PLL, ICAO: SBMN) was until 1976 the main airport of Manaus, Brazil. Between 1970 and 1976 facilities were shared with Manaus Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.^[2] On March 31, 1976, all civilian operations were transferred to the newly opened Eduardo Gomes International Airport. On the same occasion, Ponta Pelada Airport was renamed Manaus Air Force Base and its control was transferred to the Brazilian Air Force. Since then it handles exclusively military operations.

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 2 Accidents and incidents 2.1 Accidents 2.2 Incidents 3 Access 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines once served the airport:

• Cruzeiro do Sul
• Lóide Aéreo Nacional
• Panair do Brasil
• Real Transportes Aéreos
• Transbrasil
• Varig
• VASP

Accidents and incidents

Accidents

• 24 May 1952: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando registration PP-LDE during take-off from Ponta Pelada Airport stalled when trying to return to the airport following an engine failure. It crashed into the Rio Negro. The 6 occupants died.^[3]
• 7 December 1960: a Real Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando registration PP-AKF belonging to Transportes Aéreos Nacional en route from Cuiabá to Manaus-Ponta Pelada crashed on Cachimbo mountains. The engine no.2 failed during the flight. Altitude was lost, the pilot jettisoned some of the cargo but the aircraft continued to lose height. It crashed and caught fire. 15 passengers and crew died.^[4]
• 14 December 1962: a Panair do Brasil Lockheed L-049 Constellation registration PP-PDE en route from Belém-Val de Cães to Ponta Pelada Airport crashed in the jungle, during a night approach, due to unknown causes, approximately 45km from Manaus at the location of Paraná da Eva. All 50 passengers and crew died.^[5]

Incidents

• 8 October 1969: a Cruzeiro do Sul Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI R en route from Belém-Val de Cães to Ponta Pelada Airport was hijacked by 4 persons who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The hijack lasted less than a day and there were no victims.^[6]
• 12 November 1969: a Cruzeiro do Sul NAMC YS-11/11A en route from Ponta Pelada Airport to Belém-Val de Cães was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba. There were no victims.^[7]
• 25 April 1970: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 en route from Brasília to Ponta Pelada Airport was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The hijack lasted a day.^[8]
• 14 May 1970: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 en route from Brasília to Ponta Pelada Airport was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The hijack lasted a day.^[9]

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Manaus.

See also

• Manaus Air Force Base

References

External links

• Airport information for SBMN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBMN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for SBMN at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for PLL at Aviation Safety Network
• Ponta Pelada Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net

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