AirportsEduardo Gomes International Airport is a large airport serving Manaus, in Amazonas, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MAO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MAO
- ICAO code
- SBEG
- City
- Manaus
- State or region
- Amazonas
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W
- Elevation
- 80 m (264 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MAO means Eduardo Gomes International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBEG. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W. It stands 80 metres (264 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Manaus, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Eduardo Gomes International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,700 m 8,858 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Borba AirportBorba | RBB | 160 km |
| Manicoré AirportManicoré | MNX | 337 km |
| Barcelos AirportBarcelos | BAZ | 392 km |
| Trombetas AirportOriximiná | TMT | 441 km |
| Itaituba AirportItaituba | ITB | 469 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,671 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,599 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,701 km | 15 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,243 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,053 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,351 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,232 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,863 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,761 km | 18 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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