Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Lençóis | ||||||||||
Location | Cel. Octaviano Alves (Chapada Diamantina), Brazil | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 511 m / 1,676 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°29′00″S 041°16′23″W / 12.48333°S 41.27306°WCoordinates: 12°29′00″S 041°16′23″W / 12.48333°S 41.27306°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: World Aero Data,ANAC
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Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (IATA: LEC, ICAO: SBLE) is the airport serving Lençóis and Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Coronel Octaviano Alves. It is named after Horácio Queiróz de Mattos (1882-1931), a politician who fought against the Prestes Insurrection between 1925 and 1927.
The airport is located at Chapada Diamantina National Park, 1 km (1 mi) from downtown Coronel Octaviano Alves and 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Lençóis.