# Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ / SBMO) **Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport** (IATA: MCZ, ICAO: SBMO) is a large airport in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. It opened on 14 Oct 1928. It has one runway, 2,602 m (8,537 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ENAIRE. In 2022 it handled 2.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmo ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: MCZ / SBMO - Type: Large airport - Operator: ENAIRE - Serves: Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil - Opened: 14 Oct 1928 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 118 m / 387 ft - Coordinates: -9.5126, -35.7918 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,602 m / 8,537 ft - Passengers: 2,285,153 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Maceio - Website: https://www.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-maceio-zumbi-dos-palmares/index.html - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumbi_dos_Palmares_International_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2448604 - Weather station: SBMO · WMO 82993 - Ident: SBMO ## Timeline - 14 Oct 1928: Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 2,602 m / 8,537 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,529,864 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,687,837 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,910,086 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,874,532 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,948,709 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,977,847 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,041,208 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,192,562 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,130,162 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,145,776 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,919,247 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,285,153 | Wikidata | ## Routes 9 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 468 km / 291 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 1,428 km / 887 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,493 km / 928 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 1,948 km / 1,210 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 3,641 km / 2,262 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina - [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 6,037 km / 3,751 mi · TAP Air Portugal ### Seasonal (3) - [GYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgo.md) Santa Genoveva International Airport · Brazil · 1,655 km / 1,028 mi · LATAM Brasil - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi · LATAM Brasil - [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 3,641 km / 2,262 mi · LATAM Brasil ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MCZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 7 - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 6 - WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 1 - TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.3M (2022) | #538 of 3,974 | #41 in South America | #20 in BR | | Longest runway | 2,602 m / 8,537 ft | =2,037 of 29,858 | #110 in South America | #23 in BR | | Elevation | 118 m / 387 ft | =29,348 of 43,403 | =6,701 in South America | =4,783 in BR | | Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | #6 in South America | #3 in BR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | MACEIO APP | 119.250 | | TWR | MACEIO TWR | 118.250 | ## Nearby airports - [SNML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snml.md) Manduca Leão Airport · 5.1 km / 3.1 mi - [SNGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sngs.md) Aeroclube de Alagoas Airport · 9.1 km / 5.7 mi - [BR-2875](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2875.md) Uruba Airport · 18 km / 11 mi - [SJ4L](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sj4l.md) Governo Divaldo Suruagy Airport · 21 km / 13 mi - [BR-2209](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2209.md) Fazenda São Braz Airport · 32 km / 20 mi - [BR-2873](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2873.md) Laginha Airport · 36 km / 23 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: “Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zumbi_dos_Palmares_International_Airport&oldid=1374901436), revision of 14 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/sbmo/data