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Porecatu Airport

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Airport type
  
Private

Elevation AMSL
  
434 m / 1,424 ft

1,200
  
3,937

Elevation
  
434 m

Serves
  
Porecatu

15/33
  
1,200

3,937
  
Asphalt

Porecatu Airport

Porecatu Airport (ICAO: SSPK) is the airport serving Porecatu, Brazil.

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History

The airport is dedicated to general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

  • 18 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba was hijacked by 5 persons with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million (approximately US$2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu, where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no victims.

    • Access

    The airport is located 3 km (2 mi) from downtown Porecatu.

    References

    Porecatu Airport Wikipedia
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