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Macaé Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Macaé

Website
  
Infraero MEA

Code
  
MEA

Passenger count
  
443,615

Operator
  
Infraero

Elevation AMSL
  
2 m / 7 ft

06/24
  
1,200

Phone
  
+55 22 2763-5700

Macaé Airport

Address
  
Estrada Hideobrando Alves Barbosa, s/n - Aeroporto, Macaé - RJ, 27963-840, Brazil

Similar
  
Pizzaria Elite ‑ Aeroporto, IMOBILIÁ DE MACAÉ, Sabel Imobiliaria e Adm de, Amarante Imóveis & Advogados, Sueli Imóveis

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.

Contents

It is operated by Infraero.

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.

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

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.

    • Access

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

    References

    Macaé Airport Wikipedia
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