Macaé Airport
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 (9.8 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′30″S 041°45′58″W / 22.34167°S 41.76611°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | macae-airport | ||||||||||||||
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  MEA Location in Brazil  MEA MEA (Brazil) | |||||||||||||||
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| Statistics: Zurich Airport Brasil[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] | |||||||||||||||
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.
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.[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]
On June 1, 2023 operations of aircraft was severely restricted, due to major renovation works which included the runway.[7] On June 17, 2025 the second runway was opened and restrictions were lifted.[8]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos (begins 15 February 2027)[9] |
Access
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Macaé.
See also
References
- ↑ "Dados operacionais: movimentação aeroportuária". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Segunda pista do aeroporto de Macaé é inaugurada com investimentos de R$ 220 milhões". Ministério dos portos e aeroportos (in Portuguese). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Aeroporto de Macaé retoma voos comerciais regulares com LATAM a partir de fevereiro de 2027". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 4 August 2026.
External links
- "Airport information for SBME". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- "Current weather for SBME". NOAA/NWS.
- Accident history for MEA at Aviation Safety Network
