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Drone Rules for Macaé Airport - Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo

Macaé, Rio de Janeiro (rj) • Brazil
R. Hildebrando Alves Barbosa, s/n° - Parque Aeroporto, Macaé - RJ, 27963-774, Brazil
Lat: -22.3418 • Lng: -41.7632
Air Not allowed Last updated: May 26, 2026
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Critical No-Fly Zone covering Macaé Airport (SBME). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate collision risks with commercial flights and intensive offshore helicopter traffic. Only exceptional operations with explicit DECEA clearance via SARPAS NG are permitted.

Macaé Airport (SBME), managed by Zurich Airport Brasil, is a vital strategic hub for the oil and gas industry in the Campos Basin. It handles one of the highest volumes of rotary-wing (helicopter) operations in the country, alongside commercial passenger flights.

Because offshore twin-engine helicopters and regional aircraft continuously operate at low altitudes over the coastline and urban fringes during takeoff, landing, and holding patterns, uncoordinated drone activity poses an immediate threat to life and property. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, coastal transit corridors, or active approach funnels are completely banned under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).

Regulatory Authorities: DECEA, ANAC, and Zurich Airport Brasil.

Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.

Flight Planning Portal: Operational safety grids and real-time airspace boundaries are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.

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