Fabio_Alberto_León_Bentley_Airport

Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport

Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport

Airport in Mitú, Colombia

Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Fabio Alberto León Bentley) (IATA: MVP, ICAO: SKMU) is an airport serving Mitú in the Vaupés Department of Colombia. It is next to the Vaupés River and runs along the entire length of the city.

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It has an asphalt runway sufficient for medium-sized passenger jets and military transport aircraft. The passenger terminal is small but functional, with one or two shops and a cafeteria. All visitors to Mitú must register with the police at the airport upon arrival and departure.

The Mitu VOR-DME (Ident: MTU) and non-directional beacon (Ident: MTU) are located on the field.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 17 February 1977, Douglas C-47B FAC-1125 of SATENA was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. All 28 people on board survived.[5]
  • On 5 May 2010, SATENA Flight 9634, an Embraer ERJ-145 overran the runway. The aircraft crashed through the airport fence and then came to rest in a field, suffering substantial damage. None of the 37 passengers and 4 crew were injured or killed.[6] The runway at the time of the accident was wet as it had recently rained in the area.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Airport information for MVP at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. [2]
    Google Maps - Mitú
  3. [3]
    Mitu VOR
  4. [4]
    Mitu NDB
  5. [5]
    "FAC-1125 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  6. [6]
    SATENA Flight 9634 information
  7. [7]
    Plane overruns runway at Mitú Archived February 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine


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