Macapá airport

Macapá Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	SBMQ
IATA code	MCP
Coordinates	0 ° 3 ′ 3 ″  N , 51 ° 4 ′ 13 ″  W Coordinates: 0 ° 3 ′ 3 ″  N , 51 ° 4 ′ 13 ″  W
Height above MSL	17 m (56  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	1 km northeast of Macapá
Street	BR-210
Basic data
operator	Infraero
Terminals	1
Passengers	546,030 (2018)
Air freight	3,561 t (2018)
Flight movements	8,411 (2018)
Capacity ( PAX per year)	2.1 million
Start-and runway
08/26	2100 m × 45 m asphalt

The Macapa airport ( ICAO code : SBMQ , IATA code : MCP , Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá ) is the airport of the Brazilian city of Macapa . It is located about one kilometer northeast of the city center at an altitude of 17 meters AMSL .

Flight operations

The airport is approved for VFR as well as IFR flights. The regular opening times are from 11 am to 3 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm UTC , but night flights are also possible.

Airport facilities

The only runway runs in an east-west direction (08/26). It is 2100 meters long and has an asphalt surface. A PAPI system is available in landing direction 08 . A NDB and a VOR / DME serve as navigation aids .

There are no taxiways running parallel to the runway . In order to get to the apron south of the runway after landing , an aircraft must turn around after taxiing on the runway and roll back to one of the two taxiways branching off approximately in the middle of the runway ( backtrack ). A freight terminal and a passenger terminal are connected to the apron .

Traffic figures

Source: Infraero

Traffic figures from the Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre 2006–2018

year	Passenger volume		Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )		Flight movements
2018	546.030	0-5.25%	3,561	+ 10.36%	8,411	0-7.44%
2017	576.257	0+1.30%	3,227	0+ 5.32%	9,087	0-4.23%
2016	568,873	-14.74%	3,064	0+0.66%	9,488	0-9.71%
2015	667.230	-10.86%	3,044	-27.25%	10,508	-22.77%
2014	748.480	+ 12.80%	4.184	+ 10.42%	13,606	0-2.28%
2013	663.524	+ 15.69%	3,789	0+1.61%	13,924	+ 10.75%
2012	573,560	0+ 2.36%	3,729	0-6.80%	12,572	0-1.41%
2011	560.317	0+ 3.37%	4,001	0+ 8.96%	12,752	0-6.60%
2010	542.053	+ 15.37%	3,672	0-4.55%	13,653	+ 13.22%
2009	469.836	0-4.89%	3,847	0+1.83%	12,059	-11.42%
2008	493.999	0-6.19%	3,778	0+ 2.00%	13,613	0+ 6.18%
2007	526.570	0+ 9.62%	3,704	0-0.07%	12,821	0-0.95%
2006	480,377		3,706		12,944

1. ↑ From 2010, transit freight will also be taken into account.

Web links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Official website of the operating company Infraero (Portuguese)
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Características. Infraero.gov.br , accessed October 21, 2018 (Portuguese). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Estatísticas. Infraero.gov.br , accessed August 15, 2019 (Portuguese). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo: AIP Brazil, AD 2 SBMQ 1–8 , as of July 28, 2011
4. ↑ Database query on the official IATA website ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , carried out on November 20, 2011 
5. ↑ Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo: ADC-SBMQ (airport diagram ), as of September 22, 2011