Maceió–Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Maceió–Zumbi dos Palmares | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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Serves | Maceió | ||||||||||
Opened | October 14, 1928 | ||||||||||
Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 118 m / 347 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°31′02″S 035°47′01″W / 9.51722°S 35.78361°W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Maceió–Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (IATA: MCZ, ICAO: SBMO), formerly called Campo dos Palmares Airport, is an international airport serving Maceió, Brazil. Since 16 December 1999 the airport has been named after Zumbi dos Palmares (1645–1695) one of the pioneers of resistance to slavery in Brazil.[5]
The airport has been operated since February 2020 by AENA.
On July 21, 1953, within a law prescribing rules for the naming of airports, the name of the facility was officially and exceptionally maintained as Palmares Airport.[6]
The airport complex underwent major expansion in 2005, in which the new passenger terminal and the apron were renovated followed by the runway which was extended to 2,602 meters.
Previously operated by Infraero, on 15 March 2019 AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]
On 13 July 2023, AENA inaugurated some modernization works at the airport, providing it with completely renovated spaces and large operational areas, new quality parameters in the management of all activities, from environmental and safety adaptations to expansions and restructuring of physical spaces.[citation needed]
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Aena (2023-2024) reports:[1]
Year | Passenger | Aircraft | Cargo (t) |
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2023 | 2,353,351 2% | 21,489 | 3,412 53% |
2022 | 2,301,932 | 21,409 | 2,235 |
The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Maceió.