Tabatinga International Airport

Tabatinga International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Tabatinga
IATA: TBT ICAO: SBTT LID: AM0005
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1980–2021) Vinci (2021–present)
Serves	Tabatinga
Time zone	BRT−2 (UTC−05:00)
Elevation  AMSL	80 m / 263 ft
Coordinates	04°15′02″S069°56′16″W / 4.25056°S 69.93778°W / -4.25056; -69.93778
Website	www.tabatinga-airport.com.br
Map
TBT Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 2,150 7,054 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 64,925 7% Aircraft Operations 3,557 3%
Statistics: Vinci [1] Sources: Airport Website, [2] ANAC, [3] DECEA [4]

Tabatinga International Airport( IATA : TBT, ICAO : SBTT) is the airport serving Tabatinga, Brazil.

It is operated by Vinci SA.

History

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport. ^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Manaus, Tefé

Access

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

Accidents and incidents

• 12 June 1982: a TABA Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PT-LBV en route from Eirunepé to Tabatinga while on approach to Tabatinga collided with a pole in poor visibility and crashed onto a parking lot. All 40 passengers and 4 crew died. ^{[6] [7]}
• 29 October 2009: a Brazilian Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan registration FAB-2725 en route from Cruzeiro do Sul to Tabatinga made an emergency landing on a river due engine failure. Of the 11 occupants, 1 passenger and 1 crew member died. ^[8]

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Dados Estatísticos-AMA". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "Tabatinga Airport". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
4. "Tabatinga (SBTT)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
5. "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
6. "Accident description PT-LBV". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
7. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Aru traiçoeiro". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 327–331. ISBN   978-85-7430-760-2.
8. "Accident description FAB-2725". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

External links

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