Matupá Airport
Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (IATA: MBK, ICAO: SWXM) is the airport serving Matupá, Brazil. The airport is named after the oldest of the Villas-Bôas brothers, Brazilian activists who in 1961 succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu legally protected. This was the first and largest indigenous protected area in all South America and prototype for dozens of similar reserves in the continent.
Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Matupá | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 283 m / 928 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°10′13″S 054°57′10″W | ||||||||||
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  MBK Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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History
The airport is dedicated to general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Matupá.
See also
References
- "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
External links
- Airport information for SWXM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SWXM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SWXM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MBK at Aviation Safety Network
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