Mossoró Airport

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport
Aeroporto Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Mossoró
Elevation AMSL 23 m / 77 ft
Coordinates 05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W / 5.19583°S 37.36167°W / -5.19583; -37.36167Coordinates: 05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W / 5.19583°S 37.36167°W / -5.19583; -37.36167
Map
MVF
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data,[1] ANAC[2]

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado 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.[3]

History

The airport is named after Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado Maia (1911-1951), former Mayor of Mossoró and Governor of Rio Grande do Norte, who died on a Lóide Aéreo Nacional air crash near Aracaju on July 12, 1951.

Due to lack of a lighting system on the runway, the airport was closed between 2007 and 2010. On October 2010 it was opened again for daylight traffic.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Recife

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Mossoró.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mossoró Airport Information". World Aero Data.
  2. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  3. ↑ "Lei n˚1.871, de 27 de maio de 1953" (in Portuguese). Soleis. July 21, 1953. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
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