Eduardo Gomes International Airport

Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus
IATA: MAOICAO: SBEG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Manaus
Elevation AMSL 80 m / 264 ft
Coordinates 03°02′28″S 060°03′02″W / 3.04111°S 60.05056°WCoordinates: 03°02′28″S 060°03′02″W / 3.04111°S 60.05056°W
Website Infraero MAO
Map
MAO

Location in Brazil

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 3,077,077
Aircraft Operations 55,141
Metric tonnes of cargo 168,299
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (IATA: MAO, ICAO: SBEG) is the main airport serving Manaus, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian politician and military figure Air Marshall Eduardo Gomes (1896–1981).

It is operated by Infraero.

History

Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes International Airport replaced Ponta Pelada Airport as the main public airport of Manaus in 1976. Ponta Pelada was then given the name Manaus Air Force Base and began handling exclusively military operations.[4]

The construction of the airport began in 1972 and it was officially inaugurated on 31 March 1976. It was then the most modern airport in Brazil and the first one to operate with jet bridges. Though originally planned to be named Supersonic Airport of Manaus, it had its official name changed to Eduardo Gomes by the law 5.967 of 11 December 1973.[5]

The airport has two passenger terminal buildings. Passenger Terminal 1 receives domestic and international flights and Passenger Terminal 2, opened on 12 March 1985, receives general aviation. Furthermore, the airport has three cargo terminals, opened in 1976, 1980 and 2004. They have a total area of 49,000 m² and can process up to 12,000 t/month of cargo. Cargo Terminals 1 and 2 handle goods for export and Cargo Terminal 3 for import.[6]

The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 4 (Cindacta IV) is located in the vicinity of the airport.[7]

Developments

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL793.5 million (USD316.1 million; EUR292.2 million) investment plan to upgrade Eduardo Gomes International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Manaus being one of the venue cities. The investment will invested as follows:[8]

Even though the World Cup starts in June 2014, the Airport's Refurbishment will not be completed in time for the event, however the works being held at the Airport will not interfere in the Airport's activities throughout the World Cup.

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations Terminal
American Airlines Miami 1
Azul Brazilian Airlines Altamira, Barcelos, Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Boa Vista, Campinas, Coari, Cuiabá, Eirunepé, Fortaleza, Itaituba, Parintins, Porto Velho, Porto Trombetas, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Santarém, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Paulo de Olivença, Tabatinga, Tefé 1
Conviasaa Porlamar 1
Copa Airlines Panama City 1
Gol Transportes Aéreos Belém, Boa Vista, Brasília, Cruzeiro do Sul, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguaçu, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Guarulhos 1
Insel Air Aruba Aruba 1
MAP Linhas Aéreas Altamira, Belém, Carauari, Humaitá, Lábrea, Manicoré, Parintins, Porto Velho, Santarém 2
TAM Linhas Aéreas Aracaju, Belém, Boa Vista, Brasília, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Miami, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, Santarém, São Luís, São Paulo-Guarulhos 1
TAP Portugal Lisbonb 1
Total Linhas Aéreasa Carauari, Coari, Porto Urucu 2

a.^ Airlines operating regular charter flights.
b.^ TAP Portugal's flight from Manaus to Lisbon has an intermediate stop in Belém, but it has no traffic rights to carry passengers locally between Manaus and Belém.

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
ABSA Cargo Airline Campinas, Fortaleza, Guayaquil, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Cargolux Luxembourg
LANCO Campinas, Miami
Master Top Airlines Campinas, Miami, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

Accidents

Incidents

Access

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) north of downtown Manaus.

See also

References

  1. "Movimento operacional da rede Infraero de janeiro a dezembro de 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Infraero. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
  3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. "Base Aérea de Manaus e 1°/9° GAv completam 39 anos de apoio à Amazônia" (in Portuguese). Força Aérea Brasileira. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. "Histórico" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  6. "Aeroporto Internacional Eduardo Gomes-Manaus" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  7. "Cindacta IV" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force: Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo DECEA. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  8. Rittner, Daniel; Braga, Paulo Victor (31 August 2009). "Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). pp. A4.
  9. "Accident description PT-WRO". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  10. "Accident description N600XL and PR-GTD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  11. Cooper, Tom (1 September 2003). "Central and Latin America Database: Nicaragua 1980–1988". Air Combat Information Group. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  12. "Incident description 6 March 1991". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  13. "Incident description 15 December 1994". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

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