Macaé Airport
Benedito Lacerda Airport Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Macaé | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 7 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′45″S 041°45′50″W / 22.34583°S 41.76389°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Infraero MEA | ||||||||||
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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 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.[4][5]
Access
The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Macaé.
See also
References
- ^ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
- ^ "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
- Template:WAD
- 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
- Macaé Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
