Matupá Airport

Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport
Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas
IATA: MBK – ICAO: SWXM
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Matupá
Elevation AMSL 283 m / 928 ft
Coordinates 10°10′13″S 054°57′10″W / 10.17028°S 54.95278°WCoordinates: 10°10′13″S 054°57′10″W / 10.17028°S 54.95278°W
Map
MBK

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,482 4,862 Gravel
Source: ANAC[1]

Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (IATA: MBK, ICAO: SWXM) is the airport serving Matupá, Brazil. The airport is named after the oldest of the Villas-Bôas brothers, Brazilian activists who in 1961 succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu legally protected, the first huge indigenous area in all South America, and the prototype for dozens of similar reserves all over the continent.

History

The airport is dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Matupá.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.

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