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 de Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAENA
ServesMaceió
OpenedOctober 14, 1928 (1928-10-14)
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL118 m / 347 ft
Coordinates09°31′02″S 035°47′01″W
WebsiteAENA Brasil
Map
MCZ
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,602 8,537 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers1,165,064 45%
Aircraft Operations11,883 35%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,253 57%
Statistics: Aena[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

The airport is operated by AENA.

History

The airport complex underwent major renovation 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, Cuiaba, Recife
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
ITA Transportes Aéreos Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon[6]

Access

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

See also

References
  1. "Informações Estatísticas". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. "Aeroporto Internacional de Maceió-Zumbi dos Palmares". Aena Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  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. "Belém e Maceió devem voltar a ter voos da TAP a partir de 31 de outubro". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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