MAO · Manaus, Brazil
Eduardo Gomes International Airport.
--:--:-- · AMT (UTC-04:00) · 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Commercial airport serving Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MAO
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5897; ident SBEG; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
airport-manaus.com.br
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MAO / SBEG
OurAirports ident
SBEG
GPS / local code
SBEG / AM0001
ISO region
BR-AM
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
airport-manaus.com.br
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q657271
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--AMT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
AMT
America/Manaus · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
7.6 km
Approximate distance to central Manaus.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Brasília
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
BRL (R$)
Country area
8,515,767 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
8,858 ft / 2,700 m
Runway surface
asph 71/f/c/x/t
Opened / operator
1976 · Infraero
Owner / entity
Q657271
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Manaus, Brazil. Manaus's built-up core sits roughly 7.6 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Manaus (UTC-04:00, AMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO / SBEG) is at 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W, elevation 264 ft (80 m), serving Manaus, Brazil.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Manaus is in Brazil (capital Brasília); regulated by Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC); on America/Manaus (AMT, UTC-04:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: BRL (R$).
Distance from central Manaus: 8 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MAO.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO / SBEG)
Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Commercial airport serving Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil
Source identifiers
SBEG · SBEG · AM0001 · BR-AM
airport-manaus.com.br · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Manaus
manaus · 7.6 km from MAO
Brazil · America/Manaus · +0h · population 2,219,580 · city coordinates -3.1019, -60.0250
2. Careiro da Várzea
careiro-da-varzea · 30 km from MAO
Brazil · America/Manaus · +0h · population 19,809 · city coordinates -3.1970, -59.8267
3. Iranduba
iranduba · 31 km from MAO
Brazil · America/Manaus · +0h · population 67,114 · city coordinates -3.2847, -60.1861
4. Rio Preto da Eva
rio-preto-da-eva · 54 km from MAO
Brazil · America/Manaus · +0h · population 25,723 · city coordinates -2.6980, -59.7017
5. Manaquiri
manaquiri · 63 km from MAO
Brazil · America/Manaus · +0h · population 17,009 · city coordinates -3.4281, -60.4594
6. Manacapuru
manacapuru · 70 km from MAO
Brazil · America/Manaus · +0h · population 110,691 · city coordinates -3.2997, -60.6206
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BEL SBBE
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Belém
1299 km from MAO · America/Belem · +1h · elevation 54 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates -1.3793, -48.4762
2. CCS SVMI
Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport · Maiquetía
1700 km from MAO · America/Caracas · +0h · elevation 234 ft (71 m) · airport coordinates 10.6022, -66.9912
3. LPB SLLP
El Alto International Airport · La Paz / El Alto
1742 km from MAO · America/La_Paz · +0h · elevation 13,355 ft (4,071 m) · airport coordinates -16.5103, -68.1894
Route-time reference set
1. MAO-BEL
Belém · 1299 km · 2h 29m
America/Belem · +1h from MAO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MAO-CCS
Maiquetía · 1700 km · 2h 59m
America/Caracas · +0h from MAO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MAO-LPB
La Paz / El Alto · 1742 km · 3h 2m
America/La_Paz · +0h from MAO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 8,858 ft / 2,700 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asph 71/f/c/x/t
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MAO.
Runway identifiers
11/29
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BEL SBBE
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Belém · 1299 km from MAO
large airport · America/Belem · brazil · 54 ft (16 m) · -1.3793, -48.4762
2. GYN SBGO
Santa Genoveva International Airport · Goiânia · 1920 km from MAO
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,450 ft (747 m) · -16.6320, -49.2207
3. BSB SBBR
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brasília · 1949 km from MAO
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · -15.8692, -47.9208
4. FOR SBFZ
Pinto Martins International Airport · Fortaleza · 2390 km from MAO
large airport · America/Fortaleza · brazil · 83 ft (25 m) · -3.7758, -38.5322
5. CNF SBCF
Tancredo Neves International Airport · Belo Horizonte · 2541 km from MAO
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,721 ft (829 m) · -19.6357, -43.9669
6. SSA SBSV
Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Salvador · 2629 km from MAO
large airport · America/Bahia · brazil · 64 ft (20 m) · -12.9086, -38.3225
Country and authority
MAO sits in Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil), whose capital is Brasília. Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, South America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Portuguese. Currency context: BRL (R$). MAO is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Commercial airport serving Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q657271 · Manaus International Airport. Administrative area: Amazonas. Named after: Eduardo Gomes. Entity official-site cross-check: www4.infraero.gov.br
Field and clock profile
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is a low-elevation field at 264 ft (80 m), positioned at 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 8,858 ft / 2,700 m. The airport clock uses America/Manaus (AMT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Manaus is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.6 km. BEL Belém is the closest retained airport alternative at 1299 km.
Country airport peers
MAO is compared with BEL Belém at 1299 km, GYN Goiânia at 1920 km, BSB Brasília at 1949 km, FOR Fortaleza at 2390 km, CNF Belo Horizonte at 2541 km inside the retained Brazil airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MAO-BEL Belém: 1299 km, about 2h 29m, +1h. MAO-CCS Maiquetía: 1700 km, about 2h 59m, +0h. MAO-LPB La Paz / El Alto: 1742 km, about 3h 2m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SBEG backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. airport-manaus.com.br is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 8,858 ft / 2,700 m
Runway identifiers
11/29
OurAirports classifies MAO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Manaus.
MAO (SBEG) is a low-elevation field at 264 ft (80 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MAO sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MAO's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 8,858 ft / 2,700 m and source surfaces recorded as asph 71/f/c/x/t.
Infraero is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MAO.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at airport-manaus.com.br, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MAO
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MAO uses America/Manaus (AMT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is about 7.6 km from central Manaus; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BEL Belém is the closest retained alternate at 1299 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
airport-manaus.com.br is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MAO inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MAO ranks #10 in the curated Brazil airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MAO has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Manaus a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MAO is 264 ft (80 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BFS 268 ft (82 m) (4 ft delta) · MAN 257 ft (78 m) (7 ft delta) · TIQ 271 ft (83 m) (7 ft delta) · GOJ 256 ft (78 m) (8 ft delta) · RBA 276 ft (84 m) (12 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MAO's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BEL 1299 km +1h · CCS 1700 km +0h · LPB 1742 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belém | BEL | 1299 km | 2h 29m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Maiquetía | CCS | 1700 km | 2h 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| La Paz / El Alto | LPB | 1742 km | 3h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MAO to BEL
Belém
Distance 1299 km; estimated travel window 2h 29m; destination zone America/Belem is +1h from MAO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MAO to CCS
Maiquetía
Distance 1700 km; estimated travel window 2h 59m; destination zone America/Caracas is +0h from MAO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MAO to LPB
La Paz / El Alto
Distance 1742 km; estimated travel window 3h 2m; destination zone America/La_Paz is +0h from MAO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Manaus is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Manaus is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Eduardo Gomes International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MAO, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Manaus
manaus · 7.6 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Careiro da Várzea
careiro-da-varzea · 30 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Iranduba
iranduba · 31 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rio Preto da Eva
rio-preto-da-eva · 54 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Manaquiri
manaquiri · 63 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Manacapuru
manacapuru · 70 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Careiro
careiro · 89 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Novo Airão
novo-airao · 110 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Presidente Figueiredo
presidente-figueiredo · 112 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Autazes
autazes · 118 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nova Olinda do Norte
nova-olinda-do-norte · 142 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Borba
borba · 159 km · America/Manaus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Eduardo Gomes International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Belém (BEL), Maiquetía (CCS), La Paz / El Alto (LPB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 8,858 ft / 2,700 m; identifiers 11/29.
- Runway surfaces: asph 71/f/c/x/t; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Infraero.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1976.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MAO. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBEL
Belém · large airport
- Distance
- 1299 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 54 ft (16 m)
Compare against BEL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International AirportCCS
Maiquetía · large airport
- Distance
- 1700 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 234 ft (71 m)
Compare against CCS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
El Alto International AirportLPB
La Paz / El Alto · large airport
- Distance
- 1742 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13,355 ft (4,071 m)
Compare against LPB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO) in?▾
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is in the America/Manaus timezone (UTC-04:00, AMT).
What are the codes for Eduardo Gomes International Airport?▾
Eduardo Gomes International Airport uses IATA code MAO and ICAO code SBEG.
Where is Eduardo Gomes International Airport located?▾
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is located in Manaus, Brazil at coordinates 3.0386° S, 60.0497° W, with an elevation of 264 ft (80 m) (low-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Eduardo Gomes International Airport from central Manaus?▾
Eduardo Gomes International Airport sits roughly 7.6 km from the nearest mapped city center for Manaus.
Which route reference is most useful from MAO?▾
Belém (BEL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 29m, destination timezone America/Belem, and a +1h difference from MAO.
Which authority regulates MAO?▾
Eduardo Gomes International Airport sits inside Brazil, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).
What other airports in Brazil are close peers to MAO?▾
MAO's curated peers in Brazil on this site include BEL Belém, GYN Goiânia, BSB Brasília, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Eduardo Gomes International Airport have?▾
Eduardo Gomes International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 8,858 ft / 2,700 m; identifiers include 11/29.