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Zumbi dos Palmares Airport (SBMO) is Maceió's international gateway, situated in the state of Alagoas on Brazil's north-eastern coast. It offers a single long, ILS-equipped runway suitable for a wide range of aircraft, from regional turboprops to wide-body jets, making it a useful and well-equipped stop for a simulator pilot flying the Brazilian coast.
Zumbi dos Palmares Airport, known by its ICAO code SBMO, serves the city of Maceió in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. It is operated by Aena Brasil and functions as an international airport, handling scheduled airline traffic as well as general aviation movements. For a simulator pilot, the airport's single hard-surfaced, ILS-served runway and controlled airspace make it a straightforward but authentic destination on a Brazilian north-eastern coastal route.
The airport lies at an elevation of 377 feet, at coordinates 9.5108 south, 35.7917 west, close to the city of Maceió on Brazil's Atlantic coast. Air traffic in the vicinity is handled by Maceió Approach and Maceió Tower, indicating that the field sits within controlled airspace appropriate to an international airport of its size.
The airport has a single physical runway, 12/30, aligned north-west to south-east. Runway 12 is 8521 feet long with a hard surface, is lit, and is served by an ILS approach. The reciprocal, runway 30, is 8143 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit, but without an ILS.
Pilots should expect to work Maceió Approach, callsign Maceio APP, on 119.25 MHz, and Maceió Tower, callsign Maceio TWR, on 118.25 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 12, providing a precision approach aid for arrivals from that direction.
The airport is operated by Aena Brasil, which manages a network of airports across the country, and continues to function as Maceió's principal international air link.