MCZ · Maceió, Brazil
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport.
--:--:-- · GMT-3 (UTC-03:00) · 9.5126° S, 35.7918° W
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
Airport in Brazil
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MCZ
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 5942; ident SBMO; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aenabrasil.com.br
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 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
MCZ / SBMO
OurAirports ident
SBMO
GPS / local code
SBMO / AL0001
ISO region
BR-AL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aenabrasil.com.br
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q2448604
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, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT-3 · UTC-03:00
Time zone
GMT-3
America/Maceio · UTC-03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
18 km
Approximate distance to central Maceió.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Brasília
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
BRL (R$)
Country area
8,515,767 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
8,537 ft / 2,602 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
ENAIRE
Owner / entity
Q2448604
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Maceió, Brazil. Maceió's built-up core sits roughly 18 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Maceio (UTC-03:00, GMT-3). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ / SBMO) is at 9.5126° S, 35.7918° W, elevation 387 ft (118 m), serving Maceió, Brazil.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Maceió is in Brazil (capital Brasília); regulated by Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC); on America/Maceio (GMT-3, UTC-03:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: BRL (R$).
Distance from central Maceió: 18 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 MCZ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ / SBMO)
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Airport in Brazil
Source identifiers
SBMO · SBMO · AL0001 · BR-AL
aenabrasil.com.br · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Satuba
satuba · 6.7 km from MCZ
Brazil · America/Maceio · +0h · population 25,000 · city coordinates -9.5633, -35.8244
2. Rio Largo
rio-largo · 7.7 km from MCZ
Brazil · America/Maceio · +0h · population 97,435 · city coordinates -9.4783, -35.8533
3. Messias
messias · 15 km from MCZ
Brazil · America/Maceio · +0h · population 15,707 · city coordinates -9.3833, -35.8417
4. Maceió
maceio · 18 km from MCZ
Brazil · America/Maceio · +0h · population 1,031,597 · city coordinates -9.6658, -35.7353
5. Pilar
pilar · 20 km from MCZ
Brazil · America/Maceio · +0h · population 36,499 · city coordinates -9.5972, -35.9567
6. Marechal Deodoro
marechal-deodoro · 25 km from MCZ
Brazil · America/Maceio · +0h · population 62,341 · city coordinates -9.7103, -35.8950
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. REC SBRF
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Recife
181 km from MCZ · America/Recife · +0h · elevation 33 ft (10 m) · airport coordinates -8.1275, -34.9230
2. SSA SBSV
Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Salvador
468 km from MCZ · America/Bahia · +0h · elevation 64 ft (20 m) · airport coordinates -12.9086, -38.3225
3. FOR SBFZ
Pinto Martins International Airport · Fortaleza
706 km from MCZ · America/Fortaleza · +0h · elevation 83 ft (25 m) · airport coordinates -3.7758, -38.5322
Route-time reference set
1. MCZ-REC
Recife · 181 km · 1h 4m
America/Recife · +0h from MCZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MCZ-SSA
Salvador · 468 km · 1h 26m
America/Bahia · +0h from MCZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MCZ-FOR
Fortaleza · 706 km · 1h 44m
America/Fortaleza · +0h from MCZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 8,537 ft / 2,602 m. 0 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MCZ.
Runway identifiers
12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. REC SBRF
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Recife · 181 km from MCZ
large airport · America/Recife · brazil · 33 ft (10 m) · -8.1275, -34.9230
2. SSA SBSV
Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Salvador · 468 km from MCZ
large airport · America/Bahia · brazil · 64 ft (20 m) · -12.9086, -38.3225
3. FOR SBFZ
Pinto Martins International Airport · Fortaleza · 706 km from MCZ
large airport · America/Fortaleza · brazil · 83 ft (25 m) · -3.7758, -38.5322
4. CNF SBCF
Tancredo Neves International Airport · Belo Horizonte · 1428 km from MCZ
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,721 ft (829 m) · -19.6357, -43.9669
5. BSB SBBR
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brasília · 1493 km from MCZ
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · -15.8692, -47.9208
6. GYN SBGO
Santa Genoveva International Airport · Goiânia · 1655 km from MCZ
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,450 ft (747 m) · -16.6320, -49.2207
Country and authority
MCZ 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$). MCZ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in 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: Q2448604 · Maceió-Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport. Administrative area: Rio Largo. Named after: Maceió
Field and clock profile
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport is a low-elevation field at 387 ft (118 m), positioned at 9.5126° S, 35.7918° W in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 8,537 ft / 2,602 m. The airport clock uses America/Maceio (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Satuba is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.7 km. REC Recife is the closest retained airport alternative at 181 km.
Country airport peers
MCZ is compared with REC Recife at 181 km, SSA Salvador at 468 km, FOR Fortaleza at 706 km, CNF Belo Horizonte at 1428 km, BSB Brasília at 1493 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
MCZ-REC Recife: 181 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. MCZ-SSA Salvador: 468 km, about 1h 26m, +0h. MCZ-FOR Fortaleza: 706 km, about 1h 44m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SBMO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aenabrasil.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 8,537 ft / 2,602 m
Runway identifiers
12/30
OurAirports classifies MCZ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Maceió.
MCZ (SBMO) is a low-elevation field at 387 ft (118 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MCZ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MCZ's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 8,537 ft / 2,602 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
ENAIRE is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MCZ.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aenabrasil.com.br, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MCZ
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
MCZ uses America/Maceio (GMT-3, UTC-03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport is about 18 km from central Maceió; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
REC Recife is the closest retained alternate at 181 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aenabrasil.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 MCZ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MCZ ranks #11 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
MCZ has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Maceio a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MCZ is 387 ft (118 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CDG 392 ft (119 m) (5 ft delta) · ZIA 377 ft (115 m) (10 ft delta) · MST 375 ft (114 m) (12 ft delta) · RMO 399 ft (122 m) (12 ft delta) · LIS 374 ft (114 m) (13 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MCZ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are REC 181 km +0h · SSA 468 km +0h · FOR 706 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recife | REC | 181 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Salvador | SSA | 468 km | 1h 26m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fortaleza | FOR | 706 km | 1h 44m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MCZ to REC
Recife
Distance 181 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone America/Recife is +0h from MCZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MCZ to SSA
Salvador
Distance 468 km; estimated travel window 1h 26m; destination zone America/Bahia is +0h from MCZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MCZ to FOR
Fortaleza
Distance 706 km; estimated travel window 1h 44m; destination zone America/Fortaleza is +0h from MCZ. 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
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Maceió 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.
Zumbi dos Palmares 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 MCZ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Satuba
satuba · 6.7 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rio Largo
rio-largo · 7.7 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Messias
messias · 15 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Maceió
maceio · 18 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pilar
pilar · 20 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marechal Deodoro
marechal-deodoro · 25 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Atalaia
atalaia · 25 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Murici
murici · 28 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Capela
capela · 33 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
São Luís do Quitunde
sao-luis-do-quitunde · 33 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barra de Santo Antônio
barra-de-santo-antonio · 33 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cajueiro
cajueiro-3403943 · 42 km · America/Maceio
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Zumbi dos Palmares 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: Recife (REC), Salvador (SSA), Fortaleza (FOR). 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 8,537 ft / 2,602 m; identifiers 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 0 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: ENAIRE.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MCZ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportREC
Recife · large airport
- Distance
- 181 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 33 ft (10 m)
Compare against REC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSSA
Salvador · large airport
- Distance
- 468 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 64 ft (20 m)
Compare against SSA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Pinto Martins International AirportFOR
Fortaleza · large airport
- Distance
- 706 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 83 ft (25 m)
Compare against FOR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) in?▾
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport is in the America/Maceio timezone (UTC-03:00, GMT-3).
What are the codes for Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport?▾
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport uses IATA code MCZ and ICAO code SBMO.
Where is Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport located?▾
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport is located in Maceió, Brazil at coordinates 9.5126° S, 35.7918° W, with an elevation of 387 ft (118 m) (low-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport from central Maceió?▾
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport sits roughly 18 km from the nearest mapped city center for Maceió.
Which route reference is most useful from MCZ?▾
Recife (REC) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 4m, destination timezone America/Recife, and a +0h difference from MCZ.
Which authority regulates MCZ?▾
Zumbi dos Palmares 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 MCZ?▾
MCZ's curated peers in Brazil on this site include REC Recife, SSA Salvador, FOR Fortaleza, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport have?▾
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 8,537 ft / 2,602 m; identifiers include 12/30.