Mossoró Airport

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport

*Aeroporto Municipal Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado*
Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal Airport; Aeroporto Municipal Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado
	IATA: MVF; ICAO: SBMS; LID: RN0002;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infracea (2018–2022); Infraero (2022–present);
Serves	Mossoró
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates	05°11′45″S 037°21′42″W / 5.19583°S 37.36167°W
Website	www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-mossoro/
Map
	MVF Location in Brazil
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	26,060
Aircraft Operations	2,025
Metric tonnes of cargo	24
	Statistics: Infraero; Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Municipal 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,^[5] who died on a Lóide Aéreo Nacional air crash near Aracaju on July 12, 1951.^[6]

It is operated by Infraero.

History

The airport was opened in 1945.

Previously managed by Infracea, on December 29, 2022 the Municipality of Mossoró signed a contract of operation with Infraero.^[7]

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Recife
Voepass Linhas Aéreas^a	Fortaleza (ends 25 October 2024),^{[citation needed]} Natal (ends 25 October 2024)^{[citation needed]}

Note:
^a: Flights operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) from downtown Mossoró.