Porto Trombetas Airport
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Porto Trombetas Airport Aeroporto de Porto Trombetas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Mineração Rio do Norte | ||||||||||
| Serves | Porto Trombetas (Oriximiná) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 51 m / 168 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°29′23″S 056°23′49″W / 1.48972°S 56.39694°W | ||||||||||
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  TMT Location in Brazil  TMT TMT (Brazil) | |||||||||||
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Porto Trombetas Airport (IATA: TMT, ICAO: SBTB) is the airport serving the district of Porto Trombetas in Oriximiná, Brazil.
It is operated by the mining company Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Manaus, Santarém |
| Azul Conecta | Juruti, Monte Alegre, Óbidos, Oriximiná, Santarém |
Accidents and incidents
- 10 September 2022: a Piquiatuba Táxi Aéreo Cessna 208 Grand Caravan registration PT-MES, flying from Oriximiná to an indigenous village attempted a forced landing at Porto Trombetas Airport due to a loss of engine power, but it was unable to reach the airfield. It crashed at an açaí palm plantation. One pilot out of the five occupants perished.[3]
Access
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Porto Trombetas and 70 km (43 mi) from downtown Oriximiná.
