Imperatriz–Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport | |
Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto de Imperatriz–Prefeito Renato Moreira|italic=yes |
Iata: | IMP |
Icao: | SBIZ |
Lid: | MA0002 |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Imperatriz |
Timezone: | BRT |
Metric-Elev: | yes |
Elevation-F: | 430 |
Elevation-M: | 131 |
Coordinates: | -5.5306°N -47.4583°W |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | IMP |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Metric-Rwy: | yes |
R1-Number: | 07/25 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,899 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,798 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2023 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 300,269 |
Stat2-Header: | Aircraft Operations |
Stat2-Data: | 5,364 |
Stat3-Header: | Metric tonnes of cargo |
Footnotes: | Statistics: CCR[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] |
Imperatriz–Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport is the airport serving Imperatriz, Brazil. Since March 11, 2003 the airport is named after a former mayor of Imperatriz.[5] It is operated by CCR.
Imperatriz has a long tradition of air services, which started with at the end of the 1930s with Syndicato Condor using seaplanes which landed at Tocantins River.
At the end of World War II, the first airport with a 1,200m x 30m earth runway was operational but it was subject to flooding during the rainy season. Even so, Cruzeiro do Sul, Real-Aerovias and later Varig maintained regular operations to Imperatriz.
Around the end of the 1960s studies were made for a completely new facility and the site of the present airport was chosen. The airport was commissioned in 1973 at the same time that the older facility was closed. It was administered by Infraero between 1980 and 2021.[6]
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[7]
The airport is located 4km (02miles) from downtown Imperatriz.