Mossoró Airport

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (IATA: MVF, ICAO: SBMS) is the airport serving Mossoró, Brazil. Since May 27, 1953 the airport is named after Jerônimo Dix-sept Rosado Maia (1911-1951), former Mayor of Mossoró and Governor of Rio Grande do Norte.[3]

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport

Aeroporto Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfracea
ServesMossoró
Elevation AMSL23 m / 77 ft
Coordinates05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W
Map
MVF
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data,[1] ANAC[2]

It is operated by Infracea.

History

The airport is named after Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado Maia (1911-1951), former Mayor of Mossoró and Governor of Rio Grande do Norte, who died on a Lóide Aéreo Nacional air crash near Aracaju on July 12, 1951.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Recife (resumes 1 March 2021)[4]

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Mossoró.

See also

References

  1. "Mossoró Airport Information". World Aero Data.
  2. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  3. "Lei n˚1.871, de 27 de maio de 1953" (in Portuguese). Soleis. July 21, 1953. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  4. "Azul define data para voltar a operar em Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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