Matupá Airport
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| Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas |
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| IATA: MBK – ICAO: SWXM | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Matupá | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 283 m / 928 ft | ||||||||||
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Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (IATA: MBK, ICAO: SWXM) is the airport serving Matupá, Brazil. The airport is named after the oldest of the Villas-Bôas brothers, Brazilian activists who in 1961 succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu legally protected, the first huge indigenous area in all South America, and the prototype for dozens of similar reserves all over the continent.
History
The airport is dedicated to general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Matupá.
See also
References
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External links
- Airport information for SWXM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SWXM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SWXM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MBK at Aviation Safety Network
