Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport

Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul
IATA: CZS – ICAO: SBCZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Infraero
Serves		Cruzeiro do Sul
Elevation AMSL		194 m / 637 ft
Coordinates		07°35′59″S 072°46′10″W / 7.59972°S 72.76944°W / -7.59972; -72.76944Coordinates: 07°35′59″S 072°46′10″W / 7.59972°S 72.76944°W / -7.59972; -72.76944
Website		Infraero CZS
Map
CZS Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
10/28	2,400	7,874	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers			118,867
Aircraft Operations			6,635
Metric tonnes of cargo			406
Statistics: Infraero [1] Sources: Airport Website[2]

Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (IATA: CZS, ICAO: SBCZ) is the airport serving Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil.

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was inaugurated on October 28, 1970.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Gol Airlines	Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Velho, Rio Branco

Accidents and incidents

• 22 June 1992: a VASP cargo Boeing 737-2A1C registration PP-SND en route from Rio Branco to Cruzeiro do Sul crashed in the jungle while on arrival procedures to Cruzeiro do Sul. The crew of 2 and 1 occupant died.^[3]
• 29 October 2009: a Brazilian Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan registration FAB-2725 en route from Cruzeiro do Sul to Tabatinga made an emergency landing on a river due engine failure. Of the 11 occupants, 1 passenger and 1 crew member died.^[4]

Access

Inside the airport terminal

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Cruzeiro do Sul.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Brazil

References

1. ^ Infraero Statistics for the Airport
2. ^ Airport Official Website
3. ^ "Accident description PP-SND". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920622-2. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Accident description FAB-2725". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091029-0. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 

External links

	Aviation portal
	Brazil portal

• Airport information for SBCZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBCZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for SBCZ at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CZS at Aviation Safety Network
• Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net