BeneditoLacerda Airport - MEA Brazil
Benedito Lacerda Airport is a public airport that serves the city of Macae, Brazil. It has an airport code of MEA and is operated by Switzerland-based company Flughafen Zurich AG. The airport has one asphalt runway measuring three-fourths of a mile. It is currently serviced by the Brazilian airline VoePass. In 2018, Benedito Lacerda Airport transported 149,622 passengers and 3.7 metric tons of cargo.
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MEA-Benedito Lacerda Airport was named in honor of famed Brazilian musician Benedicto Lacerda, known for composing sambas and waltzes and became a bona fide soloist by 1925. The airport was built in 1960 as both a general aviation airfield and an aero club. A full runway and terminal were constructed by 1980, allowing Benedito Lacerda Airport to support commercial operations. Some of the Brazilian cities close to the airport are Cabo Frio and Campos dos Goytacazes, both in Rio de Janeiro.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Via Norte Hotel & Events has rooms that are simply and minimalistically furnished. It has an outdoor dining area and a visitors’ lounge with a view of the beach. Pousada das Tartarugas is another beachside resort-type lodging. The hotel has an outdoor pool and a dining area overlooking Tartarugas Beach, and is additionally a walk away from Conchas Beach, making it the perfect place for guests to walk around and get to enjoy their surroundings. 3 miles from the airport are the 4-star Royal Ocean Palace and the Pousada Belo Horizonte.
Airports close to Benedito Lacerda Airport include Cabo Frio International Airport and Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport.
