Carauari Airport Aeroporto de Carauari | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Carauari | ||||||||||
Time zone | BRT−1 (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 108 m / 354 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°52′17″S066°53′51″W / 4.87139°S 66.89750°W | ||||||||||
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Carauari Airport( IATA : CAF, ICAO : SWCA) is the airport serving Carauari, Brazil.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Total Linhas Aéreas | Charter: Manaus, Porto Urucu |
On 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. [3]
The airport is located 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Carauari.