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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.

Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport Aeropuerto Fabio Alberto León Bentley
IATA: MVP ICAO: SKMU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Mitú, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	680 ft / 207 m
Coordinates	1°15′25″N 70°14′0″W
Map
MVP Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,880 6,168 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

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

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolineas Llaneras	Araracuara, Cachiporro, Camanaos, Cananarí, Caño Colorado, Carurú, Ibacaba, Monforth, Pacoa, Pedrera, Santa Isabel, Sonaña, Tapurucuara, Taraira, Villavicencio
SATENA	Bogotá, Villavicencio

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

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Mitú
• OurAirports - Mitú
• SkyVector - Mitú
• Accident history for MVP at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for SKMU at NOAA/NWS

На других языках

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- [en] Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Fabio Alberto León Bentley

Aeropuerto Fabio Alberto León Bentley (IATA: MVP, OACI: SKMU) terminal aérea de carácter nacional que brinda servicio principalmente a la capital de Mitú en el Vaupés (Colombia) desde y hacia Bogotá y Villavicencio y también a los pequeños aeródromos locales del departamento. Cuenta con alguna instrumentación de ayuda para operaciones nocturnas aunque con ciertas restricciones. Tiene el servicio de reabastecimiento de combustible de aviación.

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