Río Amazonas Airport
Airport serving Shell Mera, Ecuador
PTZ
Location of the airport in Ecuador
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Río Amazonas Airport (IATA: PTZ, ICAO: SESM) is an airport serving Shell Mera, a town in the Pastaza Province of Ecuador. The airport was established in 1937 by Royal Dutch Shell and abandoned in 1948. In 1949 the Mission Aviation Fellowship, a Christian missionary group, established themselves in the area and used the airport as their main base.
Accidents and incidents
In March 2016, a military plane taking off from Amazonas Airport crashed in Pastaza province, killing all 22 soldiers aboard.[2][3][4]
See also
- Ecuador portal
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Ecuador
- List of airports in Ecuador
References
- ^ Airport information for Río Amazonas at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "EL MUNDO - Diario Líder de Información en Bolivia - Evo expresa sus condolencias por la muerte de 22 militares en Ecuador". Periódico El Mundo. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ UNIVERSO, EL. "Un avión con 22 personas se accidenta en Pastaza, no hay sobrevivientes". El Universo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ "Tragedia en Ecuador; 22 soldados fallecen en accidente de avión militar en la Amazonía | ANDES". www.andes.info.ec. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
External links
- OurAirports - Río Amazonas
- SkyVector - Río Amazonas
- Accident history for Río Amazonas Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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Airports in Ecuador
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