AirportsZumbi dos Palmares International Airport is a large airport serving Maceió, in Alagoas, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCZ
- ICAO code
- SBMO
- City
- Maceió
- State or region
- Alagoas
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.5126° S, 35.7918° W
- Elevation
- 118 m (387 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,602 m (8,537 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCZ means Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBMO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.5126° S, 35.7918° W. It stands 118 metres (387 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Maceio, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,602 metres (8,537 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,602 m 8,537 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Caruaru AirportCaruaru | CAU | 139 km |
| Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportRecife | REC | 181 km |
| Aracaju - Santa Maria AirportAracaju | AJU | 215 km |
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 250 km |
| Paulo Afonso AirportPaulo Afonso | PAV | 270 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,740 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,301 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,573 km | 13 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,580 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,802 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,926 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,477 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,085 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,127 km | 18 h 45 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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