Carauari Airport

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Carauari Airport

Aeroporto de Carauari
Summary
Airport typePublic
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 / -4.87139; -66.89750
Map
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CAF
Location in Brazil
Carauari Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/221,6655,463 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC, [1] DECEA [2]

Carauari Airport( IATA : CAF, ICAO : SWCA) is the airport serving Carauari, Brazil.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Total Linhas Aéreas Charter: Manaus, Porto Urucu

Accidents and incidents

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]

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Carauari (SWCA)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Incident description 15 December 1994". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
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