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.
Benedito Lacerda Airport  Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Zurich Airport Brasil | ||||||||||
| Serves | Macaé | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Time in Brazil (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 8 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′34″S 041°45′50″W | ||||||||||
| Website | mea | ||||||||||
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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.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont |
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 crashed 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.[5][6]
Access
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Macaé.
See also
References
- "Relatórios e documentos". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Aeroporto de Macaé MEA". Zurich Airport Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "Governo obtém R$ 2,377 bilhões em concessão de aeroportos em blocos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "Accident description PP-SBC". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- Germano 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.
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
