Macaé Airport

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesMacaé
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL2 m / 8 ft
Coordinates22°20′34″S 041°45′50″W
Websitemacae-airport.com
Map
MEA is located in Brazil
MEA
MEA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers138,504 Decrease 8%
Aircraft Operations21,096 Increase 10%
Statistics: Zurich Airport Brasil[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.

History

The 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.[4]

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.[5]

On June 1, 2023 the airport will have its operations severely restricted for aircraft with fixed wing, due to major renovation works including the runway. The renovation is expected to take 2 years.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas (ends 1 June 2023)[7]
Azul Conecta Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont (ends 1 June 2023)[8]

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Macaé.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas, dados e documentos". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. "Macaé Airport". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. "Aeroporto de Macaé (RJ) agora passa a se chamar 'Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo'". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  6. "Azul informa data de suspensão de suas operações no aeroporto de Macaé". O Debate (in Portuguese). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. "Azul informa data de suspensão de suas operações no aeroporto de Macaé, no Rio de Janeiro". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. "Azul informa data de suspensão de suas operações no aeroporto de Macaé, no Rio de Janeiro". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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