Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport

Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (IATA: CZS, ICAO: SBCZ) is the airport serving Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil. It is the westernmost Brazilian airport served by scheduled flights.

Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesCruzeiro do Sul
Elevation AMSL194 m / 636 ft
Coordinates07°35′58″S 072°46′10″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-cruzeiro-do-sul/
Map
CZS
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers59,378 22.3%
Aircraft Operations5,167 0.5%
Metric tonnes of cargo50 74.2%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated on October 28, 1970.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents
  • 22 June 1992: a VASP cargo Boeing 737-2A1C registration PP-SND en route from Rio Branco to Cruzeiro do Sul crashed in the jungle while on arrival procedures to Cruzeiro do Sul. The crew of 2 and 1 occupant died.[4]
  • 29 October 2009: a Brazilian Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan registration FAB-2725 en route from Cruzeiro do Sul to Tabatinga made an emergency landing on a river due engine failure. Of the 11 occupants, 1 passenger and 1 crew member died.[5]

Access
Inside the airport terminal

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Cruzeiro do Sul.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. "Accident description PP-SND". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  5. "Accident description FAB-2725". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.