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Ponta Pelada Airport

*Aeroporto da Ponta Pelada*
Ponta Pelada Airport; Aeroporto da Ponta Pelada
	IATA: PLL; ICAO: SBMN;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Infraero (1973–1976)
Serves	Manaus
Opened	20 January 1954
Passenger services ceased	31 March 1976
Elevation AMSL	81 m / 267 ft
Coordinates	03°08′46″S 059°59′11″W / 3.14611°S 59.98639°W
Map
	PLL Location in Brazil
Runways
	Sources: World Aero Data

Ponta Pelada Airport (IATA: PLL, ICAO: SBMN) was the civilian airport of Manaus, Brazil, until 1976. Between 1970 and 1976, the facilities were shared with Manaus Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.^[2] On March 31, 1976, all civilian operations were transferred to the newer Eduardo Gomes International Airport. During this transition, Ponta Pelada Airport was renamed Manaus Air Force Base handling military operations exclusively under the control of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

The following airlines once served the airport: Cruzeiro do Sul, Lóide Aéreo Nacional, Panair do Brasil, Real Transportes Aéreos, Transbrasil, Varig, VASP.

Accidents and incidents

24 May 1952: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando registration PP-LDE during take-off from Ponta Pelada Airport stalled when trying to return to the airport following an engine failure. It crashed into the Rio Negro. The 6 occupants died.^[3]^[4]
14 December 1962: a Panair do Brasil Lockheed L-049 Constellation registration PP-PDE en route from Belém-Val de Cans to Ponta Pelada Airport crashed in the jungle, during a night approach, due to unknown causes, approximately 45 km from Manaus at the location of Paraná da Eva. All 50 passengers and crew died.^[5]^[6]
8 October 1969: a Cruzeiro do Sul Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI R en route from Belém-Val de Cans to Ponta Pelada Airport was hijacked by 4 persons who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The hijack lasted less than a day and there were no victims.^[7]
12 November 1969: a Cruzeiro do Sul NAMC YS-11/11A en route from Ponta Pelada Airport to Belém-Val de Cans was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba. There were no victims.^[8]
25 April 1970: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 en route from Brasília to Ponta Pelada Airport was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The hijack lasted a day.^[9]
14 May 1970: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 en route from Brasília to Ponta Pelada Airport was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The hijack lasted a day.^[10]

Access

The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from downtown Manaus.

References

^ Airport Information on World Aero Data^[usurped]
^ "Base Aérea de Manaus e 1°/9° GAv completam 39 anos de apoio à Amazônia" (in Portuguese). Força Aérea Brasileira. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "Accident description PP-LDE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Lima delta xadrez". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. p. 170. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
^ "Accident description PP-PDE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Um rastro na selva". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 223–228. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
^ "Incident description October 8, 1969". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ "Incident description November 12, 1969". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ "Incident description April 25, 1970". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ "Incident description May 14, 1970". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

External links

Airport information for SBMN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBMN at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for PLL at Aviation Safety Network

[1] Airport Information on World Aero Data^[usurped]

[2] "Base Aérea de Manaus e 1°/9° GAv completam 39 anos de apoio à Amazônia" (in Portuguese). Força Aérea Brasileira. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[3] "Accident description PP-LDE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[4] Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Lima delta xadrez". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. p. 170. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

[5] "Accident description PP-PDE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[6] Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Um rastro na selva". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 223–228. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

[7] "Incident description October 8, 1969". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[8] "Incident description November 12, 1969". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 August 2011.

[9] "Incident description April 25, 1970". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

[10] "Incident description May 14, 1970". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

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Ponta Pelada Airport

History

Accidents and incidents

Access

See also

References

External links

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