Macapá International Airport Explained

Macapá−Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá−Alberto Alcolumbre|italic=yes
Iata:	MCP
Icao:	SBMQ
Lid:	AP0001
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Macapá
Timezone:	BRT
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-F:	56
Elevation-M:	17
Coordinates:	0.0506°N -51.0722°W
Pushpin Map:	Amapá#Brazil
Pushpin Label:	MCP
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	08/26
R1-Length-M:	2,100
R1-Length-F:	6,890
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat-Year:	2023
Stat1-Header:	Passengers
Stat1-Data:	604,775 4%
Stat2-Header:	Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:	9,455 3%
Stat3-Header:	Metric tonnes of cargo
Footnotes:	Statistics: Infraero,^[1] NOA^[2] Sources: ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

Macapá−Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is the airport serving Macapá, Brazil. Since April 22, 2009 the airport is named after Alberto Alcolumbre, a local businessman.^[5]

The airport is operated by Consortium Novo Norte.

History

The airport was opened in 1970.

Because of the Free Trade Zone of Macapá and Santana, regulated by the Federal Law 8.387, of December 30, 1991 at Macapá International Airport anyone, passengers (domestic and international) or visitors, can purchase goods at the Duty Free Shops.^[6]

On April 12, 2019 a new terminal was opened replacing an older facility. Following its closure, the old terminal was demolished to make room for an enlarged apron.^{[7] [8]}

Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 the consortium Novo Norte formed by the Brazilian companies Socicam and Dix won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.^[9]

Statistics

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2022-July 2023) and NOA (August 2023-December 2023) reports:^{[1] [2]}

Year	Passenger	Aircraft	Cargo (t)
2023	604,775 4%	9,455 3%
2022	584,266	9,168	2,761

Incident

• 4 July 1970: a Cruzeiro do Sul NAMC YS-11 en route from Belém-Val de Cans to Macapá was hijacked by 1 person and flown to Cayenne, Georgetown, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Jamaica.^[10]

Access

The airport is located 3km (02miles) from downtown Macapá.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estatísticas. Infraero. 4 February 2024. pt.
2. Web site: Resumo da movimentação aeroportuária. NOA. 4 February 2024. pt.
3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 12 May 2021. pt.
4. Web site: Alberto Alcolumbre (SBMQ). DECEA. 17 August 2023. pt.
5. Web site: Lei n˚11.931, de 22 de abril de 2009 . Lei Direto . pt . April 23, 2009 . April 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010057/http://www.leidireto.com.br/lei-11931.html . October 8, 2011 .
6. Web site: Lei n˚8.387, de 30 de dezembro de 1991 . Lei Direto . pt . December 31, 1991 . April 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229233026/http://www.leidireto.com.br/lei-8387.html . December 29, 2010 .
7. Web site: Infraero entrega novo aeroporto de Macapá . Amazônia Brasil Rádio Web . 11 April 2019 . 11 April 2019 . Portuguese.
8. Web site: Após 15 anos de obras e paralizações novo aeroporto de Macapá será inaugurado . G1 . 11 April 2019 . 12 April 2019 . pt.
9. Web site: Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas . Agência Brasil . 18 August 2022 . 18 August 2022 . pt.
10. Web site: Incident description 4 July 1970 . Aviation Safety Network . July 30, 2011.