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Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas
IATA: MBK ICAO: SWXM LID: MT0014
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Matupá
Time zone	BRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	270 m / 886 ft
Coordinates	10°10′12″S 054°57′14″W / 10.17000°S 54.95389°W / -10.17000; -54.95389
Map
MBKLocation in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,858 6,096 Asphalt
Source: ANAC, DECEA

Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (IATA: MBK, ICAO: SWXM) is the airport serving Matupá, Brazil. The airport is named after the oldest of the Villas-Bôas brothers, Brazilian activists who in 1961 succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu legally protected.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

• 23 July 2024: a private Learjet 35, registration PP-ERR crashed in a eucalyptus forest after take-off; the aircraft broke up and burst into flames. Both occupants were killed. The accident occurred during a go-around following a local flight.

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Matupá.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
2. "REGIONAL ORLANDO VILLAS BOAS (SWXM)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. "Accident description PP-ERR". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

External links

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

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