Porto Urucu Airport is the airport serving the district of Porto Urucu in Coari

Coari

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Brazil

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It is operated by Petrobras

Petrobras

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History

The airport was built as a support facility to the Urucu oil and natural gas province and the Urucu–Manaus pipeline. It is dedicated to general aviation

General aviation

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Airlines and destinations

a. Airline operating regular charter flights.

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Porto Urucu and 470 km (292 mi) from downtown Coari.

External links

• Porto Urucu Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net