Barcelos Airport

Barcelos Airport Aeroporto de Barcelos
IATA: BAZ ICAO: SWBC LID: AM0017
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Barcelos
Time zone	BRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL	34 m / 112 ft
Coordinates	00°58′52″S062°55′10″W / 0.98111°S 62.91944°W / -0.98111; -62.91944
Map
BAZ Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC, [1] DECEA [2]

Barcelos Airport( IATA : BAZ, ICAO : SWBC) is the airport serving Barcelos, Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 16 September 2023: the Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-SOG, flying from Manaus to Barcelos crashed upon landing in Barcelos after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions. All 14 passengers and crew died. ^[3]

Access

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) from downtown Barcelos.

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
2. "BARCELOS (SWBC)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. "Accident description PT-SOG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

External links

• Airport information for SWBC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SWBC at NOAA / NWS