Itaituba Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Pará, Brazil}}

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| ICAO = SBIH

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| type = Public

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| city-served = Itaituba

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| timezone = BRT

| utc = UTC−03:00

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| elevation-f = 102

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| r1-number = 06/24

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| r1-length-m = 1,700

| r1-surface = Asphalt

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| footnotes = Sources: ANAC,{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=29 June 2020|access-date=17 May 2021|language=pt}} DECEA{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBIH|title=ITAITUBA (SBIH)|website=DECEA|access-date=9 April 2024|language=pt}}

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Itaituba Airport {{airport codes|ITB|SBIH}} is the airport serving Itaituba, Brazil.

History

Itaituba is one of the most important airports in the southwest region of the state of Pará, being classified as a regional airport. It is served by regular flights. In addition, air taxi companies offer flights to small villages and localities farther away from the city urban area, as well as to several gold mining spots and neighboring cities.

File:Aeroporto de Itaituba.jpg

Airlines and destinations

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|Azul Brazilian Airlines | Manaus

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Accidents and incidents

  • 26 April 1994: a Penta Cessna 208A Caravan registration PP-OGI flying from Itaituba to Jacareacanga under poor visibility and below minimums crashed shortly before touch-down at Jacareacanga partly due to the pilot's lack of experience. The crew of 2 died.{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19940426-1 | title=Accident description PT-OGI | website=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=June 15, 2011}}
  • 22 October 1994: a TABA DHC-8-300 was hijacked by thieves, who stole a load of gold that had as destination the city of Belém, Pará.{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941022-0 | title=TABA incident description | website=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=June 17, 2012}}

Access

The airport is located {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} from downtown Itaituba.

See also

{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}

References

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