Mossoró Airport Explained

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Municipal Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado|italic=yes
Iata:MVF
Icao:SBMS
Lid:RN0002
Type:Public
City-Served:Mossoró
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:75
Elevation-M:23
Coordinates:-5.1958°N -37.3617°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:MVF
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:6,234
R1-Length-M:1,900
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:26,060
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:2,025
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:24
Footnotes:Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport is the airport serving Mossoró, Brazil. Since May 27, 1953 the airport is named after Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado Maia (1911-1951), former Mayor of Mossoró and Governor of Rio Grande do Norte,[5] who died on a Lóide Aéreo Nacional air crash near Aracaju on July 12, 1951.[6]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was opened in 1945.

Previously managed by Infracea, on December 29, 2022 the Municipality of Mossoró signed a contract of operation with Infraero.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Note:

Flights operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.

Access

The airport is located 2km (01miles) from downtown Mossoró.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatísticas. Infraero. 26 February 2024. 9 May 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeroporto Municipal Dix-Sept Rosado-Mossoró. Infraero. 16 July 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 29 June 2020. 10 May 2021. pt.
  4. Web site: DIX-SEPT ROSADO (SBMS). DECEA. 18 August 2023. pt.
  5. Web site: Lei n˚1.871, de 27 de maio de 1953. Presidência da República. pt. 27 May 1953. 6 November 2023.
  6. Book: Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César. O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996. Linhas Aéreas Paulistas. EDIPUCRS. 2. Porto Alegre. 2008. 108–111. 978-85-7430-760-2. pt.
  7. Web site: Infraero assume gestão e operação do Aeroporto de Mossoró. g1. 30 December 2022. 16 July 2023. pt.