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Mossoró Airport

Coordinates: 05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W / 5.19583°S 37.36167°W / -5.19583; -37.36167
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Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport

Aeroporto Municipal Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
  • Infracea (2018–2022)
  • Infraero (2022–present)
ServesMossoró
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W / 5.19583°S 37.36167°W / -5.19583; -37.36167
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-mossoro/
Map
MVF is located in Brazil
MVF
MVF
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,900 6,234 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers26,060
Aircraft Operations2,025
Metric tonnes of cargo24
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport (IATA: MVF, ICAO: SBMS) 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

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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

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AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Recife

Access

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The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) from downtown Mossoró.

See also

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References

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