Flores Airport (Brazil)

This article is about Flores Airport in Brazil. For Flores Airport in Guatemala, see Mundo Maya International Airport.

This article is about Flores Airport in Brazil. For Flores Airport in Portugal, see Flores Airport.

Flores Airport Aeroporto de Flores
Aerial view in 2013
IATA: none ICAO: SWFN LID: AM0002
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (2023–present)
Serves	Manaus
Opened	30 April 1940;84 years ago (1940-04-30)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL	62 m / 203 ft
Coordinates	03°04′22″S060°01′16″W / 3.07278°S 60.02111°W / -3.07278; -60.02111
Map
SWFN Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 799 2,621 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 467 Aircraft operations 15,533 Metric tonnes of cargo 0
Statistics: Infraero [1] Sources: ANAC, [2] DECEA [3]

Flores Airport( ICAO : SWFN), is an airport serving Manaus, Brazil.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport is used by the Amazonas Flying Club, maintenance facilities and general aviation.

On November 27, 2023, Infraero became the concessionary of the airport. ^[4]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 28 February 2012: a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan belonging to Cleiton Táxi Aéreo, registration PT-PTB, took off from runway 29 on a ferry flight to Manaus–Eduardo Gomes International Airport. It failed to gain enough height on takeoff and collided with a pole. The airplane came down in a wooded area just off Avenida Torquato Tapajós. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. ^[5]

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Manaus.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil
• Aviationportal
• Brazilportal

References

1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
2. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
3. "FLORES (SWFN)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
4. "Infraero se torna responsável pela administração, operação e exploração do Aeroporto de Flores, em Manaus". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
5. "Accident description PT-PTB". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

External links

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