Leg 37 SBKG - Campina Grande (Brazil) to SBMO - Maceio (Brazil
SBKG - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBKG
Airport name: Joao Suassuna Airport
Location: Campina Grande, Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 1646
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways: Yes
Maximum runway lenght: 5249
Runway surface: Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
NDB on field
Campina Grande
Campina Grande, city in northeastern Brazil, in Paraíba State, at the edge of the arid Borborema Plateau. It is an industrial processing and export center for a large cotton-growing region that also produces sugar, fruit, tobacco, textiles, and leather goods. Deposits of tantalite and columbite are nearby. Campina Grande is the site of a thermoelectric station. Population (1996) 344,730.
SBMO - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBMO
Airport name: Campo Dos Palmares Airport
Location: Maceio Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 387
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways: Yes
Maximum runway lenght: 7218
Runway surface: Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Runway 12: ILS/DME 109.30 (localizer), VOR-DME on field, NDB on field
Maceio
Maceió, the capital of the state of Alagoas in the northeast of Brazil, is a relaxed, modern city with some of the most beautiful and alluring beaches in all of South America. Add to this a tropical climate of endless sea and sun, proximity to cities such as Recife and Salvador, and easy access to the vast Amazon basin, and it's easy to see why Maceió makes an ideal setting for learning Portuguese. The city itself occupies the tip of a curved peninsula, and has an orla, or strip of in-town beaches, where many of the city's quality hotels and restaurants are found. If you don't like the sun or the water you'll be hard-pressed not to be swayed once you arrive...and if you do, then welcome to paradise.