# Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP / SBMQ)

**Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport** (IATA: MCP, ICAO: SBMQ) is a medium airport in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. It opened in 1974. It has one runway, 2,100 m (6,890 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 584 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MCP / SBMQ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 17 m / 56 ft
- Coordinates: 0.0507, -51.0722
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,100 m / 6,890 ft
- Passengers: 584,107 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Belem
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/amapa/aeroporto-internacional-de-macapa.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macap%C3%A1_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1270645
- Weather station: SBMQ · WMO 82098
- Ident: SBMQ

## Timeline

- 1974: Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8/26 | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 537,763 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 553,380 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 652,913 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 736,615 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 658,199 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 561,327 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 567,229 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 546,030 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 608,561 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 370,106 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 455,696 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 584,107 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [BEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe.md) Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Brazil · 330 km / 205 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,804 km / 1,121 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 2,322 km / 1,443 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,658 km / 1,652 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,679 km / 1,665 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos

### Charter (1)

- [OYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sboi.md) Oiapoque Airport · Brazil · 431 km / 268 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines) · 3
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 3
- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 584K (2022) | #1,045 of 3,974 | #89 in South America | #35 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | =3,582 of 29,858 | =232 in South America | =60 in BR |
| Elevation | 17 m / 56 ft | =38,889 of 43,403 | =8,390 in South America | =5,416 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =101 in South America | =53 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [BR-1008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1008.md) Sérgio Miranda Airport · 8.7 km / 5.4 mi
- [SJKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sjki.md) Hangar Comandante Salomão Alcolumbre Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [BR-1667](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1667.md) Mazagão Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [BR-0026](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0026.md) Afuá Municipal Airport · 80 km / 49 mi
- [BR-0612](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0612.md) Alegria Alcolumbre Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [SIH6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sih6.md) Fazenda Ponta Negra Airstrip · 101 km / 63 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: “Macapá International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Macapá_International_Airport&oldid=1370166965), revision of 19 Aug 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/sbmq/data