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Presidente João Figueiredo Airport Aeroporto Presidente João Figueiredo
IATA: OPS ICAO: SBSI LID: MT0002
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeroeste (2019–present)
Serves	Sinop
Time zone	BRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	374 m / 1,227 ft
Coordinates	11°53′06″S 055°35′10″W / 11.88500°S 55.58611°W / -11.88500; -55.58611
Website	centroeste-airports.com.br/areoporto-de-sinop/
Map
OPSLocation in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,630 5,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 344,372 40% Aircraft Operations 2,662 29%
Statistics: Centro-Oeste Airports Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Presidente João Figueiredo Airport (IATA: OPS, ICAO: SBSI) formerly SWSI, is the airport serving Sinop, Brazil. It is named after João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, the 30th President of Brazil.

It is operated by Aeroeste.

History

On March 15, 2019 Aeroeste won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

• 26 August 1993: a TAM Meridionais Cessna 208A Caravan I registration PT-OGN was hijacked and set on fire after landing at Sinop. There were no victims.

Access

The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Sinop.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas". Centro-Oeste Airports (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
2. "Aeroporto Municipal de Sinop - Pres. João Figueiredo - OPS". Centro-Oeste Airports (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
4. "PRESIDENTE JOÃO BATISTA FIGUEIREDO (SBSI)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
5. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
6. "Incident description PT-OGN". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

External links

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

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