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Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport
Aeroporto Gov. Dix-Sept RosadoIATA: MVF – ICAO: SBMS Summary Airport type Public Serves Mossoró Elevation AMSL 23 m / 77 ft Coordinates 05°12′07″S 037°21′52″W / 5.20194°S 37.36444°WCoordinates: 05°12′07″S 037°21′52″W / 5.20194°S 37.36444°W Map Location in Brazil
MVFRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,000 6,562 Asphalt Statistics Passengers Aircraft Operations Metric tonnes of cargo Sources: World Aero Data[1] 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.[2]
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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.
The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Mossoró.
See also
References
- ^ Airport Information on World Aero Data
- ^ "Lei n˚1.871, de 27 de maio de 1953" (in Portuguese). Soleis. 21 Julho 1953. http://www.soleis.adv.br/aeroportosnomes.htm. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SBMS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBMS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBMS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MVF at Aviation Safety Network
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