# Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO / SBEG)

**Eduardo Gomes International Airport** (IATA: MAO, ICAO: SBEG) is a large airport in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. It opened on 31 Mar 1976. It has one runway, 2,700 m (8,858 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 2.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MAO / SBEG
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- Opened: 31 Mar 1976
- Elevation: 81 m / 264 ft
- Coordinates: -3.0386, -60.0497
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 m / 8,858 ft
- Passengers: 2,728,418 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Manaus
- Website: https://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-manaus-eduardo-gomes
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Gomes_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657271
- Weather station: SBEG · WMO 82111
- Ident: SBEG

## Timeline

- 31 Mar 1976: Eduardo Gomes International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 106° / 286° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 3,033,950 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,221,926 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,197,117 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,419,893 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,317,468 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,634,654 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,606,645 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,827,615 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,005,798 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,725,236 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,266,141 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,728,418 | Wikidata |

## Routes

18 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (17)

- [MBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swmw.md) Maués Airport · Brazil · 261 km / 162 mi · Azul Conecta
- [MNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmy.md) Manicoré Airport · Brazil · 337 km / 209 mi · Apuí Táxi Aéreo, Azul Conecta
- [BAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swbc.md) Barcelos Airport · Brazil · 392 km / 244 mi · Azul Conecta
- [IUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swyn.md) Apuí Airport · Brazil · 460 km / 286 mi · Apuí Táxi Aéreo
- [STM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsn.md) Santarém - Maestro Wilson Fonseca International Airport · Brazil · 588 km / 365 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbv.md) Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport · Brazil · 658 km / 409 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [LBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swlb.md) Lábrea Airport · Brazil · 704 km / 437 mi · Azul Conecta
- [PVH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpv.md) Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport · Brazil · 761 km / 473 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [RBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrb.md) Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport · Brazil · 1,152 km / 716 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe.md) Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Brazil · 1,299 km / 807 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,787 km / 1,110 mi · Avianca
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,949 km / 1,211 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 2,390 km / 1,485 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,531 km / 1,573 mi · Copa Airlines
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,697 km / 1,676 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,848 km / 1,770 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 6,979 km / 4,337 mi · TAP Air Portugal

### Seasonal (1)

- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 3,877 km / 2,409 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos

### Cargo (1)

- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,697 km / 1,676 mi · LATAM Cargo Brasil

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MAO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines)
- SKC [Skymaster Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skymaster-airlines)

### Passenger (7)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 9
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 5
- [Azul Conecta](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-conecta) · 4
- [Apuí Táxi Aéreo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/apui-taxi-aereo) · 2
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- M3 [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-brasil) · 1

Former hub of [Rico Linhas Aéreas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rico-linhas-aereas).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.7M (2022) | #497 of 3,974 | #34 in South America | #17 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | =1,894 of 29,858 | =99 in South America | =19 in BR |
| Elevation | 81 m / 264 ft | =32,223 of 43,403 | =7,392 in South America | #5,098 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =107 in South America | =55 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MANAUS APP | 119.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.650 |
| GND | EDUARDO GOMES GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | EDUARDO GOMES TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SWFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swfn.md) Flores Airport · 4.9 km / 3.0 mi
- [PLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmn.md) Ponta Pelada Airport / Manaus Air Base · 14 km / 8.6 mi
- [SNE8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sne8.md) Fazenda Esmeralda do Norte Airstrip · 23 km / 14 mi
- [SJ8B](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sj8b.md) São Joaquim Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [SD11](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd11.md) Amazon Runway · 53 km / 33 mi
- [BR-1714](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1714.md) Agrotec Airport · 58 km / 36 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Eduardo Gomes International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eduardo_Gomes_International_Airport&oldid=1376045803), revision of 21 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg/data