Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul
File:Aeroporto de Cruzeiro do Sul-AC.jpg
IATA: CZSICAO: SBCZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Cruzeiro do Sul
Elevation AMSL 194 m / 637 ft
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website Infraero CZS
Map
CZS is located in Brazil
CZS
CZS
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 70,216
Aircraft Operations 4,636
Metric tonnes of cargo 142
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (IATA: CZSICAO: SBCZ) is the airport serving Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil. It is the westernmost Brazilian airport served by scheduled flights.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated on October 28, 1970.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Gol Airlines Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Velho

Accidents and incidents

  • 22 June 1992: a VASP cargo Boeing 737-2A1C registration PP-SND en route from Rio Branco to Cruzeiro do Sul crashed in the jungle while on arrival procedures to Cruzeiro do Sul. The crew of 2 and 1 occupant died.[4]
  • 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.[5]

Access

File:TerminaldepassageirosSBCZ.jpg
Inside the airport terminal

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Cruzeiro do Sul.

See also

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links