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Maceió Zumbi dos Palmares (MCZ)

Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport handled 255,317 passengers in August 2026, up 6.8% on a year earlier, according to Brazil's ANAC.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January2,1222,197▲ 3.5%
February1,4691,780▲ 21.2%
March1,6141,637▲ 1.4%
April1,4991,594▲ 6.3%
May1,5671,633▲ 4.2%
June1,5421,605▲ 4.1%
July1,8341,930▲ 5.2%
August1,6361,746▲ 6.7%
September1,570––
October1,562–in progress
November1,515––
December1,986––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)13,28314,122▲ 6.3%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January319,296340,625▲ 6.7%
February218,501269,948▲ 23.5%
March235,842252,340▲ 7.0%
April222,009231,340▲ 4.2%
May219,056230,689▲ 5.3%
June216,390224,764▲ 3.9%
July261,566277,376▲ 6.0%
August239,098255,317▲ 6.8%
September235,447––
October248,769–in progress
November245,014––
December291,310––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)1,931,7582,082,399▲ 7.8%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January717801▲ 11.8%
February680746▲ 9.7%
March706870▲ 23.2%
April649793▲ 22.2%
May728781▲ 7.1%
June631751▲ 19.1%
July774884▲ 14.2%
August730846▲ 15.9%
September723––
October759–in progress
November809––
December725––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)5,6156,472▲ 15.3%

Seats offered over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January359,060387,792▲ 8.0%
February244,460313,711▲ 28.3%
March269,601280,920▲ 4.2%
April254,998271,439▲ 6.4%
May265,819285,797▲ 7.5%
June261,251275,296▲ 5.4%
July309,550325,140▲ 5.0%
August275,796296,104▲ 7.4%
September264,771––
October273,114–in progress
November269,450––
December346,783––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)2,240,5352,436,199▲ 8.7%

Domestic / International

August 2026
  • Domestic 97.5% 1,703
  • International 2.5% 43

Domestic / International — passengers

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January312,813326,997▲ 4.5%
February212,952257,714▲ 21.0%
March230,756242,196▲ 5.0%
April217,775226,644▲ 4.1%
May216,193227,377▲ 5.2%
June214,162222,892▲ 4.1%
July259,119275,104▲ 6.2%
August236,851251,032▲ 6.0%
September232,904––
October246,335–in progress
November242,780––
December286,500––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)1,900,6212,029,956▲ 6.8%

International

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January6,48313,628▲ 110.2%
February5,54912,234▲ 120.5%
March5,08610,144▲ 99.4%
April4,2344,696▲ 10.9%
May2,8633,312▲ 15.7%
June2,2281,872▼ 16.0%
July2,4472,272▼ 7.2%
August2,2474,285▲ 90.7%
September2,543––
October2,434–in progress
November2,234––
December4,810––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)31,13752,443▲ 68.4%

Domestic / International — tonnes of cargo

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods12 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January703736▲ 4.7%
February665675▲ 1.5%
March686824▲ 20.1%
April637775▲ 21.7%
May727769▲ 5.8%
June–––
July–884–
August–––
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December716––

International

The most recent periods12 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January1465▲ 370.8%
February1571▲ 366.5%
March2046▲ 131.4%
April1218▲ 51.4%
May211▲ 652.9%
June–––
July–0–
August–––
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December9––

Domestic / International — seats offered

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January350,101369,477▲ 5.5%
February236,846297,989▲ 25.8%
March261,779266,755▲ 1.9%
April247,738263,445▲ 6.3%
May259,937279,751▲ 7.6%
June256,343270,600▲ 5.6%
July303,462319,763▲ 5.4%
August270,432287,561▲ 6.3%
September259,716––
October268,041–in progress
November264,222––
December337,983––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)2,186,6382,355,341▲ 7.7%

International

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January8,95918,315▲ 104.4%
February7,61415,722▲ 106.5%
March7,82214,165▲ 81.1%
April7,2607,994▲ 10.1%
May5,8826,046▲ 2.8%
June4,9084,696▼ 4.3%
July6,0885,377▼ 11.7%
August5,3648,543▲ 59.3%
September5,055––
October5,073–in progress
November5,228––
December8,800––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)53,89780,858▲ 50.0%

Load factor (computed)

Full count · domestic + international

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by Brazil's ANAC for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January88.9%87.8%▼ 1.2%
February89.4%86.0%▼ 3.7%
March87.5%89.8%▲ 2.7%
April87.1%85.2%▼ 2.1%
May82.4%80.7%▼ 2.1%
June82.8%81.6%▼ 1.4%
July84.5%85.3%▲ 1.0%
August86.7%86.2%▼ 0.5%
September88.9%––
October91.1%–in progress
November90.9%––
December84.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Aug)86.2%85.4%▼ 0.9%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 2,051 1,551 1,452 1,395 1,441 1,514 2,030 1,766 1,543 1,620 1,645 1,901
2025 2,122 1,469 1,614 1,499 1,567 1,542 1,834 1,636 1,570 1,562 1,515 1,986
2026 2,197 1,780 1,637 1,594 1,633 1,605 1,930 1,746
International share 2% of flights (arrivals + departures) in August 2026
Series depth 26 years from 2000

On-time departures by month

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

92.5% of 963 timed departures from Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport left within 15 minutes of schedule in July 2026, according to Brazil's ANAC. Cancelled flights are excluded.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January88.6%87.6%▼ 1.1%
February82.8%89.1%▲ 7.6%
March92.1%84.7%▼ 8.0%
April89.7%87.7%▼ 2.3%
May91.8%88.8%▼ 3.3%
June92.5%85.6%▼ 7.4%
July92.4%92.5%▲ 0.2%
August92.1%––
September90.6%––
October88.6%–in progress
November89.8%––
December83.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)90.0%88.0%▼ 2.2%

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay06:00–07:00-7.4min · 284 recorded · 276 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour12.5min06:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights18,675Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1214
01:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—167168
02:0090.9%-2.0 min1,1091,125
03:0094.1%-2.1 min1,5001,523
04:0096.2%-1.0 min658662
05:0097.9%-4.6 min1,4221,429
06:0095.7%-7.4 min276284
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7374
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—167168
09:0089.6%2.6 min670688
10:0088.7%1.0 min380385
11:0084.5%4.8 min2,0892,100
12:0086.9%3.2 min1,9581,976
13:0085.3%3.4 min468471
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—177180
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—193197
16:0087.5%3.8 min969975
17:0085.4%3.2 min2,2102,220
18:0083.4%5.0 min2,3932,438
19:0090.3%0.2 min454468
20:0091.4%0.4 min884897
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—117124
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5959
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5050

Day of week

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday89.3%1.8 min2,3662,399
Tuesday90.1%0.0 min2,5232,553
Wednesday87.6%1.9 min2,3122,338
Thursday89.2%0.6 min2,6002,635
Friday87.9%2.2 min2,4042,449
Saturday89.2%0.9 min3,1883,214
Sunday88.3%2.8 min3,0623,087

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan88.1%2.8 min2,1452,185
Feb86.3%4.9 min1,6251,646
Mar88.4%1.8 min1,6241,634
Apr88.7%1.3 min1,5431,559
May90.3%-0.1 min1,5951,608
Jun89.0%0.2 min1,5701,589
Jul92.4%-0.5 min1,8791,902
Aug92.1%-0.6 min818822
Sep90.6%0.7 min784789
Oct88.3%1.0 min1,3201,335
Nov88.4%0.7 min1,6071,624
Dec85.9%3.1 min1,9451,982

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 87.8% 16,388
  • Delayed >15 min 11.1% 2,067
  • Cancelled 1.2% 220
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Partial records from Brazil's ANAC Brazil's ANAC records only the part of Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flights recorded between Oct 12, 2024 and Jul 31, 2026, counted from flight records published by Brazil's ANAC. Not a current timetable.

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