Leg 27 SBEG - Manaus (Brazil) to SWMW - Maués (Brazil)
SBEG - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBEG
Airport name: Eduardo Gomez Airport
Location: Manaus Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 264'
Time zone: AT (UTC-4)
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 8858'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Rwy 10: ILS (DME) heading: 109 degrees, localizer: 110.30
Manaus Info
The capital of the state of Amazonas is a unique city. It is surrounded by the forest and one can find a duty free commerce and treasures of architecture that date back to the rubber-boom times. The people from Manaus are warm and receptive, and the city has excellent infrastructures which includes a modern airport and one of the entrance gate to the north of Brazil
Amazonas Theater
Inaugurated in 1896. it is an architectural landmark of Brazil that often stages international attractions. Carlos Gomes has present "O Guarani" and Enrico Caruso has sung "La Traviata" there.
Otherof the architecture of Manaus. The Customs Building has been pre-fabricated in ENgland and the City Market is a reproduction in iron and colored stained glass windows of Les Halles of Paris.
Manaus is located at the banks of Negro river. A little down further, the dark waters of this river meet the muddy water of Solimoes river without mixing, creating an unforgottable display of colors and light.
SWMW - Airport Info
ICAO code: SWMW
Airport name: Maués Airport
Location: Maués Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 69'
Time zone: AT (UTC-4)
Lighted runways : No
Maximum runway length: 3937'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Maués Info
Maués is one of the most beautiful cities of Amazon, known as city of "guaraná" because its first inhabitants, the indians "mundurucus" and "maués", already they cultivated it. Being still today, and even for the national valuation of the product, the most cultivated in the region.
Maués has 39,675 Km² , with approximately 36,420 inhabitants, and is located 267 kilometers of Manaus, also possessing the most famous beaches of the state.
Beyond beaches, it has several other options in cultural activities and leisure: sports, boat tour, igarapés (small rivers inside the forest), and the direct contact with the culture of some aboriginal civilizations, these responsible for a variety of workmanship (hand made) and legends, being distinguished the workmanship (hand made) "saterê-maué", ethnic group that inhabits a stretch of the river "urupadi", and the legend of "guaraná".
The limpid waters of the rivers of Maués also allow the practical of the dive fishing, technical brought by immigrants of the south, carried through with frequency for some inhabitants.
The name "Maués" has origin of the language "tupí": "Mau" adjective translated for curious, intelligent; "ueu" bird of the chaste of the parrots; Maué or Maue used name to assign the aboriginal nation that inhabited the region and its translation is "curious and intelligent parrot"; Maués city of the intelligent parrots.
Beyond the natural beauties, Maués becomes a great center of tourism of the State of Amazon and carries through parties almost all the year, of which is distinguished the "Party of the Guaraná", carried through normally in the November month; the "Summer Festival", carried through in the September month and that it gives emphasis to the beach competitions; the "Street Carnival" that counts on some small groups that keeps the beauty of the old carnivals; and the "Party of the The holy ghost" carried through in the May month.
Downloads
afcad for default SBEG airport - af2_sbeg.zip ( on Avsim.com )