Alcimar Leitão Airport

Alcimar Leitão Airport, formerly (IATA: FEJ, ICAO: SWFJ), was the airport that served Feijó, Brazil until 2008, when the newer Feijó Airport was opened. The airport was later closed and became an urbanized area.

Alcimar Leitão Airport

Aeroporto Alcimar Leitão
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
ServesFeijó
Elevation AMSL120 m / 394 ft
Coordinates08°10′01″S 070°21′02″W
Map
Alcimar Leitão Airport is located in Brazil
Alcimar Leitão Airport
Alcimar Leitão Airport
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 3,084 940 Asphalt (closed)
Largely demolished, no longer operational. Source: ANAC[1]

Accidents and incidents

  • 20 October 1968: a Cruzeiro do Sul Douglas C-47 A-25-DK registration PP-SAD had an engine failure and crashed after take-off and while trying to return to Feijó. All 19 passengers and crew died.[2]

Access

The airport was located 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Feijó.

References

  1. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. "Accident description PP-SAD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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