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Presidente Medici Airport |
Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro |
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| Rio Branco International Airport |
| IATA: RBR – ICAO: SBRB |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Infraero |
| Serves |
Rio Branco |
| Elevation AMSL |
27 m / 89 ft |
| Coordinates |
09°52′08.97″S 067°53′38.66″W / 9.8691583°S 67.8940722°W / -9.8691583; -67.8940722 |
| Website |
Infraero RBR |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 06/24 |
2,158 |
7,080 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Passengers |
323,114 |
| Aircraft Operations |
13,392 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
1,657 |
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website |
Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (IATA: RBR, ICAO: SBRB), is the airport serving Rio Branco, Brazil.
It is operated by Infraero. History
The airport commenced operation on November 22, 1989, and it was built as a replacement to Presidente Médici International Airport, which was then closed.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Gol Airlines |
Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Cruzeiro do Sul, Fortaleza, Porto Velho, Manaus |
| Star Perú |
Cusco |
| TAM Airlines |
Brasília, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas |
Campo Grande, Cruzeiro do Sul, Cuiabá |
a.^ Airline operating regular charter flights.
Accidents and incidents
- 30 August 2002: Rico Linhas Aéreas flight 4823 operated by the Embraer EMB 120ER Brasília registration PT-WRQ, en route from Cruzeiro do Sul and Tarauacá to Rio Branco International Airport crashed on approach to Rio Branco during a rainstorm, 1,5km short of the runway. Of the 31 passengers and crew aboard, 23 died.
- 23 January 2003: two airplanes performed a forced landing within 12 hours of each other.
- 23 July 2010: an Aerosur Boeing 737 flying from Miami, FL, USA, to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, with 122 passengers and 6 crew members on board, lost cabin pressurization at 08:00 UTC over the Brazilian Amazonia and therefore was forced to land at Plácido de Castro Intl. No one was hurt.
Access
The airport is 25 km away from Rio Branco downtown.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Brazil
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| ICAO ID |
SBRB
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| Time |
UTC-5(-4DT)
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| Latitude |
-9.869158
09° 52' 08.97" S
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| Longitude |
-67.894072
067° 53' 38.66" W
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| Elevation |
633 feet
193 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
007° W (05/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Near City |
Rio Branco
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| RIO BRANCO TWR |
118.7
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| RIO BRANCO APP |
119.9
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 06/24 |
7080 x 148 feet
2158 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
078FDXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
RBC |
BRANCO |
089X |
114.2 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
RBC |
BRANCO |
- |
355 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Flt trng vcnty arpt. Bird haz.
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| FUEL |
Avbl 0900-2100Z++, OT O/R. (NC-100, A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 06 MEHT 71'.
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| MISC |
Flt pln acpt by phone.
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| NG OPS |
Altn arpt for ngt ops flts to Cobija arpt, rstd to ldg and reful only.
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| RSTD |
Middle and large acft shall make a 180 turn at thld. Afld used as altn dur ngtops for flts destined to Cobija rstd only for ldg and reful of acft. Flt pln notification by phone, TEL/CMA: (68)211-1045 TEL/FAX: (68) 211.1041.
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