Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 283 m / 928 ft 1,482 4,862 | Serves Matupá 02/20 1,482 4,862 Gravel | |
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Address Matupá - State of Mato Grosso, 78525-000, Brazil | ||
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. This was the first and largest indigenous protected area in all South America and prototype for dozens of similar reserves in the continent.
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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.
References
Matupá Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA