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Rio Verde Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

03/21
  
1,500

4,921
  
Asphalt

Serves
  
Rio Verde, Goiás

Elevation AMSL
  
751 m / 2,464 ft

1,500
  
4,921

Elevation
  
751 m

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General Leite de Castro Airport (IATA: RVD, ICAO: SWLC) is the airport serving Rio Verde, Brazil.

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Accidents and incidents

  • 12 August 1952: a Viabras Douglas DC-3/C-47A-80-DL registration PP-ANH operated by Nacional en route from Rio Verde to Goiânia crashed following an in-flight bomb explosion at the location of Palmeira de Goiás. All 24 passengers and crew died.

    • Access

    The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Rio Verde.

    References

    Rio Verde Airport Wikipedia
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