Rio Branco International Airport
Encyclopedia
Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport is the airport serving Rio Branco
, Brazil
. Since April 13, 2009 the airport is named after José Plácido de Castro (1873-1908) a politician leader of the Acrean Revolution
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It is operated by Infraero
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, which was then closed.
Rio Branco
Rio Branco is a Brazilian city, capital of Acre. Located in the Valley of Acre in northern Brazil, it is the most populous county in the state, with 305,954 inhabitants, according to a 2009 estimate - almost half the state population....
, 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...
. Since April 13, 2009 the airport is named after José Plácido de Castro (1873-1908) a politician leader of the Acrean Revolution
Republic of Acre
The Republic of Acre or the Independent State of Acre were the names of a series of separatist governments in then Bolivia's Acre region between 1899 and 1903. The region was eventually annexed by Brazil in 1903 and is now the state of Acre.-History:...
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It is operated by Infraero
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated...
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History
The airport was opened on November 22, 1999 as a replacement to Presidente Médici International AirportPresidente Médici International Airport
Presidente Médici International Airport, formerly , was the airport that served Rio Branco, Brazil until 1999, when Plácido de Castro International Airport was opened. On that very occasion the airport was closed.-History:...
, which was then closed.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- 30 August 2002: Rico Linhas AéreasRico Linhas AereasRico Linhas Aéreas S/A was a Brazilian regional airline with its headquarters at Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, authorized to operate scheduled passenger and cargo services in the Amazon region....
flight 4823Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazillian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul, and Tarauacá to Rio Branco. On 8 August 2002, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, registration PT-WRQ, flying the route crashed in heavy rain...
operated by the Embraer EMB 120ER BrasíliaEmbraer EMB 120 Brasilia-Accidents:*Brazilian Air Force on July 8, 1988 an Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília registration FAB-2001 crashed during and engine-out landing at São José dos Campos. Five of the 9 occupants died....
registration PT-WRQ, en route from TarauacáTarauacáTarauacá is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 32,171 people and has an area ....
to Rio Branco crashed on approach to Rio Branco during a rainstorm, 1.5km short of the runway. Of the 31 passengers and crew aboard, 23 died.