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Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesManaus
Elevation AMSL80 m / 264 ft
WebsiteInfraero MAO
Map
MAO is located in Brazil
MAO
MAO
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers3,077,077
Aircraft Operations55,141
Metric tonnes of cargo168,299
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 was invested as follows:[8]

  • Enlargement of apron and existing runway. Construction of second runway. Value BRL600.0. Completion: July 2013
  • Enlargement and renovation of the passenger terminal. Value BRL193.5. Completion: December 2013

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

Terminal 1

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
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
Avior Airlines Barcelona 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, Curaçao 1
MAP Linhas Aéreas Altamira, Belém, Carauari, Humaitá, Lábrea, Manicoré, Parintins, Porto Velho, Santarém 2
TAM Linhas Aéreas Belém, Boa Vista, Brasília, Fortaleza, Miami, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos 1
TAP Portugal Lisbon-Portela 1
Total Linhas Aéreasa Carauari, Coari, Porto Urucu 2

a.^ Airlines operating regular charter flights.

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
ABSA Cargo Airline Brasília, Campinas–Viracopos, Fortaleza, Guayaquil, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Cargolux Luxembourg
Centurion Air Cargo Miami[9]
LANCO Campinas-Viracopos, Miami
TAM Cargo Brasília, Campinas, Fortaleza, São Paulo-Guarulhos
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international boarding

Accidents and incidents

Accidents

Incidents

  • 21 April 1983: three Libyan Air Force Il-76TDs landed at Manaus after one of the Il-76s developed some technical problems while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft were then searched by the Brazilian authorities: instead of medical supplies – as quoted in the transport documentation – the crate of the first of 17 Aero L-39 Albatros light training and attack aircraft bound for Nicaragua together with arms and parachutes, to support the country's war against US-backed Contras were found. The cargo was impounded, while the transports were permitted to return to Libya.[12]
  • 6 March 1991: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante flying to Manaus was hijacked near São Gabriel da Cachoeira by 3 persons.[13]
  • 15 December 1994: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante en route from Carauari and Tefé to Manaus was hijacked by two Colombian citizens. The passengers were released in the proximity of Tabatinga and the aircraft was flown to Colombia. The crew was released at the Brazilian Embassy in Bogotá.[14]

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. ^ http://www.centurioncargo.com/assets/timetable_assets/Americas.pdf
  10. ^ "Accident description PT-WRO". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Accident description N600XL and PR-GTD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  12. ^ Cooper, Tom (1 September 2003). "Central and Latin America Database: Nicaragua 1980–1988". Air Combat Information Group. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Incident description 6 March 1991". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Incident description 15 December 1994". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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