Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport

Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (IATA: MCZ, ICAO: SBMO), formerly called Campo dos Palmares Airport, is the airport serving Maceió, Brazil. Since 16 December 1999 the airport is named after Zumbi dos Palmares (1645–1695) one of the pioneers of resistance to slavery in Brazil.[4]

Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAENA
ServesMaceió
Elevation AMSL118 m / 347 ft
Coordinates09°31′02″S 035°47′01″W
Websitewww.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-maceio-zumbi-dos-palmares/index.html
Map
MCZ
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,602 8,537 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers2,128,766 2.9%
Aircraft Operations17,938 3.3%
Metric tonnes of cargo2,883 8.2%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

The airport is operated by AENA.

History

The airport complex underwent major works in 2005, in which the passenger terminal and apron were renovated and the runway was extended.

Previously operated by Infraero, on March 15, 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas, Recife
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Gol Transportes Aéreos
operated by Voepass 		Salvador da Bahia
LATAM Brasil Brasília, São Paulo–Guarulhos
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon[6]

Access

The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Maceió.

See also

References
  1. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional de Maceió-Zumbi dos Palmares". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "Lei n˚9.911, de 15 de dezembro de 1999". Lei Direto (in Portuguese). 16 December 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. "Operação TAP: De volta a ligá-lo ao mundo". TAP Air Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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