Zona da Mata Regional Airport is an airport serving Juiz de Fora

Juiz de Fora

-Industry, Trade, and Culture:Juiz de Fora is the second most important industrial center in the state of Minas Gerais, despite being the fourth largest in terms of population. It was once the state's largest city, position which was held up until the beginning of the 20th century...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and the region of Zona da Mata

Zona da Mata (Minas Gerais)

Zona da Mata is a mesoregion of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, situated in the southeastern part of the state, along the border of the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo...

, located in the adjoining municipality of Rio Novo, Minas Gerais

Rio Novo, Minas Gerais

Rio Novo, Minas Gerais is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

.

It is operated by Multiterminais Alfandegados do Brasil.

History

The construction of the airport was completed in 2007 but only on August 23, 2011 commercial operations started. There are plans to move all scheduled flights from Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport

Juiz de Fora Airport

Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport , also called Serrinha Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the main airport serving Juiz de Fora, Brazil.It is operated by .-History:...

 to Zona da Mata Regional Airport. However, no deadlines have been set yet.

In March 2011 Infraero

Infraero

Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, Infraero in short, is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1972 and responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2009, Infraero's airports carried 128,135,616 passengers and 1,114,754 tons of cargo and operated...

 ceased to administrate the airport and Multiterminais Alfandegados do Brasil became the new administrator.

Airlines and destinations

Access

The airport is located 35 km (22 mi) from downtown Juiz de Fora, 64 km (40 mi) from downtown Ubá, and 75 km (47 mi) from downtown Cataguases.

Since August 22, 2011 and for six months, the airport administrator Multiterminais offers free bus transfers from the Juiz de Fora Central Bus Station at the JMR booth to the airport. Departures from Juiz de Fora are at 12:00 and from the airport at 14:30 hours. The frequency will double on October 1, 2011 with busses leaving Juiz de Fora at 10:45 and 16:40, and leaving the airport at 11:10 and 18:30.

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