Itaituba Airport

Itaituba Airport Aeroporto de Itaituba
IATA: ITB ICAO: SBIH LID: PA0010
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Itaituba
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	31 m / 102 ft
Coordinates	04°14′32″S 056°00′03″W
Map
ITB Location in Brazil Show map of Pará ITB ITB (Brazil) Show map of Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,700 5,266 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

Itaituba Airport (IATA: ITB, ICAO: SBIH) is the airport serving Itaituba, Brazil.

History

Itaituba is one of the most important airports in the southwest region of the state of Pará, being classified as a regional airport. It is served by regular flights. In addition, air taxi companies offer flights to small villages and localities farther away from the city urban area, as well as to several gold mining spots and neighboring cities.

Itaituba Airport Terminal

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Manaus

Accidents and incidents

• 26 April 1994: a Penta Cessna 208A Caravan registration PP-OGI flying from Itaituba to Jacareacanga under poor visibility and below minimums crashed shortly before touch-down at Jacareacanga partly due to the pilot's lack of experience. The crew of 2 died.[3]
• 22 October 1994: a TABA DHC-8-300 was hijacked by thieves, who stole a load of gold that had as destination the city of Belém, Pará.[4]

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Itaituba.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
2. "ITAITUBA (SBIH)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
3. "Accident description PT-OGI". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
4. "TABA incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

External links

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