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Tefé Airport is the airport serving
Tefé Tefé, known in early accounts as Teffé, is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, northern Brazil. History As early as 1620 the Portuguese Carmelites could already boast of converts amo ...
,
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. It is named after Orlando Marinho (1925-2018), a former mayor of Tefé. It is operated by
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.


History

Operated by
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since 1980, on April 7, 2021
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won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.


Airlines and destinations


Accidents and incidents


Incident

*15 December 1994: a TABA
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en route from Carauari and Tefé to
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was hijacked by two Colombian citizens. The passengers were released in the proximity of
Tabatinga Tabatinga, originally Forte de São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga, is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Tres Fronteras, Três Fronteiras area of Western Amazonas. It is in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Amazonas (Brazilia ...
and the aircraft was flown to
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. The crew was released at the Brazilian Embassy in
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.


Access

The airport is located from downtown Tefé.


See also

*
List of airports in Brazil This is a list of airports in Brazil. On April 12, 2024, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil listed 493 public and 4,789 private certified aerodromes, and 511 helidecks and helipads that were open to the public in Brazil. __TOC__ A ...


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