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Macaé Airport
Aeroporto de Macaé |
| IATA: MEA – ICAO: SBME |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Infraero |
| Serves |
Macaé |
| Elevation AMSL |
2 m / 8 ft |
| Coordinates |
22°20′35″S 41°45′58″W / 22.34306°S 41.76611°W / -22.34306; -41.76611 |
| Website |
Infraero MEA |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 06/24 |
1,200 |
3,937 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Passengers |
374,379 |
| Aircraft Operations |
57,410 |
| Metric tonnes of cargo |
281 |
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website |
Macaé Airport (IATA: MEA, ICAO: SBME), is the airport serving the city of Macaé, in the north of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located 6 km from the city center and 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.
It was established in the 1960s as an airfield for general aviation and a Flying club. In the 1980s the runway was paved with asphalt, and an apron and a terminal with 941 m² were constructed, enabling Macaé Airport to fully support the operations related to the Campos basin.
It 2007 it was ranked as the 10th busiest Brazilian airport in terms of aircraft movements. In 2008 it fell one position being ranked in the 11th position with 61,558 operations. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| TEAM Linhas Aéreas |
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Vitória |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas |
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont |
Accidents and incidents
- 31 March 2006: Team flight 6865, a Let 410 UVP-E20 registration PT-FSE, en route from Macaé to Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont crashed over the Municipality of Saquarema, of unknown causes. All 19 passengers and crew died.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Brazil
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| ICAO ID |
SBME
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| Time |
UTC-3(-2DT)
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| Latitude |
-22.343031
22° 20' 34.91" S
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| Longitude |
-41.766033
041° 45' 57.72" W
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| Elevation |
8 feet
2 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
022° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.45
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GND
0900-2100Z++.
|
121.7
|
| ATIS |
127.775
|
| APP |
119.2
120.0
129.3
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| Communications Remarks |
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| APP |
(2100-0900Z++ Non-radar APP)
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 06/24 |
3937 x 98 feet
1200 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
008FBXT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
MAC |
MACAE |
074X |
112.7 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
MAC |
MACAE |
- |
240 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Vulture haz in north sctr aprx .5nm fr arpt. Exercise care to avoid mistaking lgtd Imburo road parl to rwy for rwy lgts.
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| FUEL |
(NC- A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 06-24 MEHT 48'.
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| MISC |
Flt pln acpt by phone. Flt pln by rdo not authorized.
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