Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is the airport serving Lençóis

Lençóis

Lençóis is a municipality/county in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 9,590. The town has a well-preserved colonial atmosphere and is the starting point for treks into Chapada Diamantina....

 and Chapada Diamantina National Park

Chapada Diamantina National Park

The Chapada Diamantina National Park is a 1,520 km² national park in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia state in the Northeast of Brazil...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, located in the adjoining municipality of Coronel Octaviano Alves. It is named after Horácio Queiróz de Mattos (1882-1931), a politician who fought against the Prestes Insurrection

Luís Carlos Prestes

Luís Carlos Prestes was a leader of the 1920s tenente rebellion and the Communist opposition to the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas in Brazil....

between 1925 and 1927.

It is operated by Sinart.

Access

The airport is located at Chapada Diamantina National Park, 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from downtown Coronel Octaviano Alves and 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Lençóis.

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