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Macaé Airport

Macaé Airport

Benedito Lacerda Airport (IATA: MEA, ICAO: SBME) is the airport serving Macaé, Brazil. The airport is named after Benedicto Lacerda (1903–1958), a musician born in Macaé.

It is operated by Flughafen Zürich AG.

Benedito Lacerda Airport

Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlughafen Zürich AG
ServesMacaé
Elevation AMSL2 m / 7 ft
Coordinates22°20′45″S 041°45′50″W [13]
WebsiteInfraero MEA [14]
Map
MEA is located in Brazil
MEA
MEA
Location in Brazil
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
06/241,2003,937Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers149,622Decrease16.8%
Aircraft Operations23,596Decrease14.8%
Metric tonnes of cargo3.7Decrease96.0%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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.

On March 15, 2019 Flughafen Zürich AG won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Passaredo Linhas AéreasSão Paulo–Congonhas (begins 27 October 2019)[5]

Accidents and incidents

  • 28 June 1984: a TAM Airlines Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante registration PP-SBC operating a chartered flight by Petrobras from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Macaé flew into São João Hill while descending through rain and clouds over the Municipality of São Pedro da Aldeia. All 16 passengers and 2 crew died. The passengers were journalists of well-known Brazilian networks who were preparing a special report about the Campos Basin oil fields.[6][7]

Access

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

See also

  • List of airports in Brazil

References

[1]
Citation Linktransparencia.infraero.gov.br"Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww4.infraero.gov.br"Aeroporto de Macaé". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[3]
Citation Linkwww2.anac.gov.br"Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[4]
Citation Linkwww.anac.gov.br"Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.panrotas.com.br"Passaredo voará para 7 cidades a partir de Congonhas". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[6]
Citation Linkaviation-safety.net"Accident description PP-SBC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[7]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgGermano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Visumento". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 338–341. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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[8]
Citation Linkworldaerodata.comAirport information for SBME
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.gcmap.comAirport information for SBME
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[10]
Citation Linktgftp.nws.noaa.govCurrent weather for SBME
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[11]
Citation Linkaviation-safety.netAccident history for MEA
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[12]
Citation Linkwww.airliners.netMacaé Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[13]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org22°20′45″S 041°45′50″W
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[14]
Citation Linkwww4.infraero.gov.brInfraero MEA
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[15]
Citation Linktransparencia.infraero.gov.br"Estatísticas"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[16]
Citation Linkwww4.infraero.gov.br"Aeroporto de Macaé"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[17]
Citation Linkwww2.anac.gov.br"Lista de aeródromos públicos"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.anac.gov.br"Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[19]
Citation Linkwww.panrotas.com.br"Passaredo voará para 7 cidades a partir de Congonhas"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM
[20]
Citation Linkaviation-safety.net"Accident description PP-SBC"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:39 AM