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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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero (2023–present)
ServesManaus
Opened30 April 1940; 84 years ago (1940-04-30)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL62 m / 203 ft
Coordinates03°04′22″S 060°01′16″W / 3.07278°S 60.02111°W / -3.07278; -60.02111
Map
SWFN is located in Brazil
SWFN
SWFN
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 799 2,621 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers467
Aircraft operations15,533
Metric tonnes of cargo0
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

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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_Airport_(Brazil)