Ponta Pelada Airport / Manaus Air Base

IATA PLLICAO SBMNMedium airport

Ponta Pelada Airport / Manaus Air Base is a medium airport near Manaus in Amazonas, Brazil. It is listed as IATA PLL and ICAO SBMN. The airport is located at -3.1460° / -59.9863° at an elevation of 81 m (267 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,170 m. The nearest airport is Rio Negro Naval Station Heliport, 4.2 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Ponta Pelada Airport / Manaus Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`PLL`
ICAO code	`SBMN`
Local code	`AM9001`
Identifier	`SBMN`
Type	Medium airport
City	Manaus
Region	Amazonas
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	-3.14604, -59.98630
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	3° 08′ 45.74″ S 59° 59′ 10.68″ W
Elevation	81 m (267 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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