Camopi Airport (sometimes called Vila Brasil Airport) is an airport serving the Oyapock river village of Camopi, French Guiana near the border with Brazil.
Camopi Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Camopi, French Guiana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 237 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°10′20″N 52°20′10″W / 3.17222°N 52.33611°W | ||||||||||
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  OYC Location of the airport in French Guiana | |||||||||||
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The airport is at the confluence of the Camopi into the Oyapock, adjacent to the Camopi encampment of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment of the French Foreign Legion.[3]
The Camopi non-directional beacon (Ident: CP) is located just south of the runway.[4]
In October 2020, the airport was upgraded for regular passenger transport.[5] The airport opened for regular service in April 2021.[6]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Guyane Express | Cayenne[7] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ OurAirports - Camopi
- ^ Bing Maps - Vila Brasil
- ^ "Camopi: visite de Camopi en Guayne". America FR (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "CP @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "La piste d'atterrissage de Camopi déclarée conforme : les travaux ont coûté 750 000 euros". 21 March 2021 (in French).
- ^ Patrick Clarke; M.C. Thébia (18 March 2021). "Le recours déposé par la présidente des sociétés Amazone Air service et Fly Guyane rejeté : la liaison aérienne Camopi-Cayenne est prévue début avril". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Air Guyane Express". Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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