Sinop Airport (Brazil)
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Presidente João Figueiredo Airport Aeroporto Presidente João Figueiredo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroeste (2019–present) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sinop | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT−1 (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 374 m / 1,227 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°53′06″S 055°35′10″W / 11.88500°S 55.58611°W | ||||||||||
| Website | centroeste-airports | ||||||||||
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| Statistics: Centro-Oeste Airports[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||
Presidente João Figueiredo Airport (IATA: OPS, ICAO: SBSI) formerly SWSI, is the airport serving Sinop, Brazil. It is named after João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, the 30th President of Brazil.
It is operated by Aeroeste.
On March 15, 2019 Aeroeste won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
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.[11]
Access
The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Sinop.
