Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport (IATA: MEA, ICAO: SBME) is the airport serving Macaé, Brazil. The airport is named after the founder of the local air club.
Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport Aeroporto Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Macaé | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 8 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′34″S 041°45′50″W / 22.34278°S 41.76389°W | ||||||||||
| Website | macae-airport | ||||||||||
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It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.
History
editThe airport was established in the 1960s as an airfield for general aviation and a flying club. In the 1980s the runway was paved and an apron and a terminal with 941 m² were constructed, enabling Macaé Airport to fully support the operations related to the Campos basin. In fact, most of its movement (98%) is related to helicopter flights to/from offshore oil platforms of the Campos basin. Its apron has 6 positions for fixed-wing aircraft and 38 positions for rotorcrafts.
Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 Flughafen Zürich AG won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]
On June 1, 2022 the name of the airport was officially changed from Benedito Lacerda to Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo (1924–1973), celebrating the founder of the local air club.[6]
As of June 1, 2023 operations of aircraft with fixed wing was severely restricted, due to major renovation works which include the runway. The renovation is expected to take two years.[7]
Airlines and destinations
editNo scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
editThe airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Macaé.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Estatísticas, dados e documentos". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Macaé Airport". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "MACAE (SBME)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Aeroporto de Macaé (RJ) agora passa a se chamar 'Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo'". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Azul informa data de suspensão de suas operações no aeroporto de Macaé". O Debate (in Portuguese). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
External links
edit- Airport information for SBME at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBME at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MEA at Aviation Safety Network