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Santarém Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Santarém

Website
  
Infraero STM

Code
  
STM

Phone
  
+55 93 3522-4328

Operator
  
Infraero

Elevation AMSL
  
60 m / 198 ft

10/28
  
2,400

Elevation
  
60 m

Passenger count
  
658,334

Santarém-Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport

Address
  
Praça Eduardo Gomes, s/n - Aeroporto, Santarém - PA, Brazil

Similar
  
Sena Veículos, Lista Telefônica de Santar, Alcand Represen Comerciais, Moto Center

Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (IATA: STM, ICAO: SBSN) is the airport serving Santarém, Brazil. It is named after the composer Wilson Dias da Fonseca (1912–2002), who was born in Santarém.

Contents

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Santarém-Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport is currently the 5th busiest airport of northern region of Brazil and it is located half-way between Manaus and Belém, being an alternative for international flights. The airport was opened on March 31, 1977 and it was administrated by the Brazilian Air Force until it was transferred to Infraero in the early 1980s. It replaced another facility which was located in a district that is now called "Old Airport" (Portuguese: Aeroporto Velho), presently a highly populated residential area. The runway was made into a street.

Accidents and incidents

  • 28 November 1995: a TABA Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PP-BUJ operating a cargo flight from Belém-Val de Cans to Santarém crashed on its second attempt to approach Santarém. A passenger occupied the co-pilot's seat. The crew of 2 and 1 of the 2 occupants died.
  • 11 September 2008: a W&J Taxi Aéreo Embraer 711C Corisco registration PT-NNM operating a cargo flight from Alenquer to Santarém crashed 11 kilometers from the airport. The pilot ditched the aircraft into the Tapajós river after losing power. Initial reports suggested engine failure due to mechanical problems, however a local newspaper later revealed that the aircraft ran out of fuel. Of the 3 people aboard 2 survived and were rescued by a small boat that was passing by. The body of one passenger was later found 800m from the site. The aircraft was salvaged and investigated.

    • Access

    The airport is located 15 km (9 mi) from downtown Santarém.

    References

    Santarém-Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport Wikipedia
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