Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport– IMP
Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport, commonly simply referred to as Imperatriz Airport, is a public airport that serves the city of Imperatriz, Brazil. It is located just 2 miles from the city center in the state of Maranhão.The airlines Azul Brazilian Airlines and LATAM Brazil have routes that take them to the airport. Destinations from Imperatriz include São Luís, Brasilia, and Recife in Brazil. The Imperatriz Airport is operated by Infraero, a corporation owned by the Brazilian government.
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Being the second largest city of Maranhão, Imperatriz has been home to air services as far back as the 1930s. The city’s first airport was completed by the time World War II ended, but prone to flooding. The new site of the Imperatriz Airport opened in 1981. The airport sits at 431 feet above mean sea level with an asphalt runway that measures 5,899 feet in length.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Although there are a few accommodation options very close to the Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport, most of the best hotels are about half an hour away in the city center. A couple good places to stay are Stay Inn Hotel and the ibis Imperatriz, which are around 2 miles from the IMP.
Most other airports are located far away from Imperatriz Airport. However, travelers who are on their way out of the country will need to go to one of the international airports, since international flights don’t fly from Imperatriz. The nearest international airport to Imperatriz is the Val de Cães International Airport in Belam, Brazil.
