Carauari Airport

Airport

CAF

Location in Brazil

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
04/22	1,665	5,463	Asphalt

Sources: ANAC,^[1] DECEA^[2]

Carauari Airport (IATA: CAF, ICAO: SWCA) is the airport serving Carauari, Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Total Linhas Aéreas	Charter: Manaus, Porto Urucu

Accidents and incidents

On 15 December 1994, a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante en route from Carauari and Tefé to Manaus was hijacked by two Colombian citizens. The passengers were released in the proximity of Tabatinga and the aircraft was flown to Colombia. The crew was released at the Brazilian Embassy in Bogotá.^[3]

Access

The airport is located 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Carauari.

References

^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "Carauari (SWCA)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ "Incident description 15 December 1994". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

External links

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

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