Macaé Airport

Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport Aeroporto Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo
IATA: MEA ICAO: SBME LID: RJ0004
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ARSA (1981–1987) Infraero (1987–2019) Zurich Airport Brasil (2019–present)
Serves	Macaé
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	3 m / 8 ft
Coordinates	22°20′34″S 041°45′50″W
Website	macae-airport.com
Map
MEA Location in Brazil Show map of Rio de Janeiro (state) MEA MEA (Brazil) Show map of Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 239,238 8% Aircraft Operations 28,418 7%
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]

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

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

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

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas, dados e documentos". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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. "MACAE (SBME)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
5. "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
6. "Aeroporto de Macaé (RJ) agora passa a se chamar 'Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo'". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
7. "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

• 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