AviatDataMontes Claros-Mário Ribeiro Airport MOC / SBMK
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais · Brazil · Aena Brasil (30-year federal concession, Central Brazil airport block, since 2022)
355kpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASBMK / MOC
OperatorAena Brasil (30-year federal concession, Central Brazil airport block, since 2022)
Coordinates16.7061°S, 43.8219°W
Elevation2,192 ft · 668 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr355,389 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSBMK — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursNot H24; ATS/tower operates daylight hours aligned to scheduled airline traffic (approx. 06:00-23:00 local); no published overnight curfew; PPR not required for scheduled commercial flights
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (T1) with jet-bridge-free boarding gates; renovated 2021 to ~1.5 million pax/year design capacity, with a further terminal expansion (~5,460 sq m) reported delivered in 2026
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 2,100 m / 6,890 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Regional domestic gateway for northern Minas Gerais, connecting Montes Claros to Belo Horizonte-Confins and Sao Paulo (Guarulhos/Congonhas) via Azul, Gol, and LATAM Brasil; no international or customs facilities. Operated by Aena Brasil since the 2022 federal concession of the Central Brazil airport block (formerly Infraero).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 3 providers
Gol Linhas Aéreas (Gollog)
Gol maintains a physical station presence at MOC (Gollog counter/address on airport grounds); consistent with self-handling of its own scheduled turnarounds (CGH-MOC), but no explicit ramp-handling contract or third-party handler was documented, so marked self-handled/unconfirmed for Gol.
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Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
Azul operates scheduled BHZ (Confins)-MOC service; no independent ground-handling agent is listed for SBMK — verified directly against Business Air News' handbook page for Mario Ribeiro Airport, which states 'Sorry, no FBO/handlers currently listed.' Consistent with self-handling by Azul of its own flights - unconfirmed.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
LATAM Brasil
LATAM began daily GRU (Guarulhos)-MOC service on 2022-07-05, confirmed via LATAM's own press release and contemporary aviation trade coverage; no third-party handler documented for SBMK, so treated as self-handled/unconfirmed for LATAM's own turnarounds.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
BR Aviação / Petrobras (PAA - Parque de Abastecimento de Aeronaves)
Operates the airport's Parque de Abastecimento de Aeronaves (aircraft fuel farm) under the BR/Petrobras brand at SBMK; into-plane fuelling agent not separately named. Confirmed verbatim via the live AISWEB AD entry for SBMK, footnote citing 'PAA (Parque de Abastecimento de Aeronaves - BR PETROBRÁS) TEL: (•••'.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Gol Linhas Aéreas (Gollog)
Gollog (Gol's cargo/logistics division) operates a freight counter at Av. do Aeroporto, 448, Jaraguá, Montes Claros; confirmed verbatim against Aena Brasil's own tenant/services listing for the airport, which gives the identical address, phone, and hours. · Mon-Fri 08:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00
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Aviation security
Available
Aena Brasil
Aena Brasil is the concessionaire operating Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (30-year concession won 18-Aug-2022, took over from Infraero at 00:00 local on 2023-11-16); as concession holder it carries the RBAC-107 airport-security (AVSEC) obligation for the terminal and apron, though the specific screening-staff arrangement is unconfirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Localiza Rent a Car
Car-rental counter operating landside at the passenger terminal, 05:00-midnight, per airport facilities listing (aeroportosdomundo.com); cross-verified as still active via current third-party car-rental aggregators listing a Localiza location at Aeroporto de Montes Claros. Available for crew and passenger ground transport. · 05:00-00:00
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Movida
Car-rental counter operating landside at the passenger terminal, 05:00-midnight, per airport facilities listing (aeroportosdomundo.com); cross-verified as still active via current third-party car-rental aggregators listing a Movida location at Aeroporto de Montes Claros. Available for crew and passenger ground transport. · 05:00-00:00
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
PPR
Aena Brasil
General-aviation landing/take-off movements require prior authorization from the airport's Centro de Operações Aeroportuárias (COA), submitted at least 24 hours in advance via the agendamentopouso.aenabrasil.com.br portal (email/phone fallback if the portal is down), per the live AISWEB AD entry for SBMK. Rescue/fire cover is rated Category 6 (the level needed for 737-800 ops) only Sun-Fri 1200-1759Z; outside that window it drops to Category 5, which runs Sun-Fri 0300-1159Z/1800-0259Z and is continuous (H24) on Saturdays. · PPR: 24h advance notice; RFFS CAT6 Sun-Fri 1200-1759Z, CAT5 other hours incl. Sat H24
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Hotel & travel
Not listed