Mossoró Airport

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]

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport Aeroporto Municipal Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado
IATA: MVF ICAO: SBMS LID: RN0002
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infracea (2018–2022) Infraero (2022–present)
Serves	Mossoró
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates	05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W
Website	www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-mossoro/
Map
MVF Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,900 6,234 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 26,060 Aircraft Operations 2,025 Metric tonnes of cargo 24
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Recife

Access

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

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil

References

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.

External links

• Airport information for SBMS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBMS at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MVF at Aviation Safety Network