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Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos
IATA: LEC ICAO: SBLE LID: BA0006
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Lençóis, Chapada Diamantina
Time zone	BRT ( UTC−03:00)
Elevation  AMSL	506 m / 1,660 ft
Coordinates	12°28′56″S 041°16′37″W / 12.48222°S 41.27694°W / -12.48222; -41.27694
Map
LEC Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,082 6,831 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC, [1] DECEA [2]

Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport ( IATA: LEC, ICAO: SBLE) is the airport serving Lençóis and Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil. It is named after Horácio Queiróz de Mattos (1882-1931), a politician who fought against the Prestes Insurrection between 1925 and 1927.

Airlines and destinations

Access

The airport is located at Chapada Diamantina National Park, 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Lençóis.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

External links

• Airport information for SBLE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBLE at NOAA/ NWS
• Accident history for LEC at Aviation Safety Network