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Sinop Airport (Brazil)

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
374 m / 1,227 ft

1,630
  
5,348

Phone
  
+55 66 3511-1945

Serves
  
Sinop

03/21
  
1,630

5,348
  
Asphalt

Sinop Airport (Brazil)

Address
  
Rodovia dos Pioneiros, s/n - Zona Rural, Sinop - MT, Brazil

Presidente João Figueiredo Airport (IATA: OPS, ICAO: SWSI) is the airport serving Sinop, Brazil. It is named after João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, the 30th President of Brazil.

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Accidents and incidents

  • 26 August 1993: a TAM Meridionais Cessna 208A Caravan I registration PT-OGN was hijacked and set on fire after landing at Sinop. There were no victims.

    • Access

    The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Sinop.

    References

    Sinop Airport (Brazil) Wikipedia
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