Umberto Modiano Airport Aeroporto Umberto Modiano | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Serves | Armação dos Búzios | ||||||||||
Time zone | BRT ( UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°46′16″S 041°57′48″W / 22.77111°S 41.96333°W | ||||||||||
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Umberto Modiano Airport ( IATA: BZC, ICAO: SSBZ), formerly SBBZ is the airport serving Armação dos Búzios, Brazil. It is named after Umberto Modiano, a businessman who owned Marina Porto Búzios, Nas Rocas Hotel, and financially supported the emancipation movement of Armação dos Búzios, which was completed in 1995. [3]
The airport was inaugurated in 2003 and it is dedicated to general aviation. On July 11, 2012 the facility was temporarily closed to conduct renovation works demanded by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. [4] On May 28, 2016, after completing the renovations and legal procedures, [5] the airport was again opened for general aviation. [6]
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
The airport is located 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Búzios.