Maringá Regional Airport - Spotting Guide

Maringá Regional Airport – Spotting Guide

June 3, 2018 - last modified on December 6, 2023

The Maringá Regional Airport is located in the city of the same name in the state of Paraná, 900 kilometers from São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. This airport serves a region where the economy is based on the agro industry with several industries of small and medium size, region that has approximately 3 million people. The main airlines operating here are Gol Linhas Aéreas and Azul Linhas Aéreas with daily flights to São Paulo, Campinas, Curitiba, Campo Grande and connection to all of Brazil from these airports.

In 2017 the airport had a movement of around 500 thousand passengers. The Airport has a daily average of 44 operations between landings and takeoffs. In the year 2016 there were 5388 landings and takeoffs. The airport has a large movement of executive aircraft due to two workshops located here, it has a cargo terminal enabled for international cargo, which may occur on charter flights with 767, 727 and 737 aircraft.

Written by Ediney Ribeiro: May 2018

Rating
Movements
Airline Variety
Photo Locations
Weather
Airport Information
Runways
10/25	2.100 m (6.890 ft) Asphalt
Terminals	One for all operations
Spotting Information
Ladder	You need one at spots 1 – 3
Car/Public Transport	You need a car to go on the spot 1, 2, and 3
Restrooms	Only in the terminal
Drinks/Food	Only in the terminal there are snack bars and bars, when in the other spots you must bring water and food in addition to sunscreen and repellent
Hotels	Nothing directly at the airport.
Season	During the year it is good to spot. At spot 4 (terminal) for most of the year the light is against, being best to photograph during night. At points 1, 2 and 3 the light is favorable throughout the year and in the months of January, February runs counter to 10 a.m.
Runway Usage
01/19	There is no preference for operations, so the end of the runway in use will depend entirely on the direction of the wind. However, I have seen the dominance for landings in the 10 approximately two-thirds of the time. however of the spots 1,2 and 3 you will make photos equally

	Spot #1 – Gravel Road- RWY28 ops
WHERE	Here you need to rent a car.Lleave the airport follow direction the city and on the second junction return to the airport but do not go there. Close to a footbridge that crosses over the highway turn left and you see the gravel road. Then go another 3 kilometers and you will see the runway. This is the place. You will not need a ladder if you take the plane taking off or landing, just for the ground photos.

WHAT	In general you can photograph all traffic on the runway but best for RWY28 movements. Photograph the airplanes while taking off or landing, and playing the lane or burning rubber.

TIME	Every year, excluding the months of January and February where light is on from 10 a.m.

MISC.	No restrooms, no bars is a deserted road where it passes tractors time and time again

FOCAL LENGTH	Cessna = 210mm; Azul E-Jet lineup = 160mm; 727 takeoff = 80mm

	Spot #2 – Gravel Road – Middle of runway
WHERE	Same description as above bust just continue on the gravel road until the middle of the runway.

WHAT	In general you can photograph running airplane on the runway, good for panning.

TIME	Every year, excluding the months of January and February where light is on from 10 a.m.

MISC.	No restrooms, no bars is a deserted road where it passes tractors time and time again.

FOCAL LENGTH	Azul panning = 90mm; 738 takeoff = 70mm

	Spot #3 – Gravel Road – RWY10 ops
WHERE	Same description as above bust just continue on the gravel road until the end of the runway.

WHAT	In general you can photograph all traffic on the runway. Best for planes touching the track and slowing down on RWY 10.

TIME	Every year, excluding the months of January and February where light is on from 10 a.m.

MISC.	No restrooms, no bars is a deserted road where it passes tractors time and time again.

FOCAL LENGTH	Azul arrival = 90mm; A319 touch down = 290mm

	Spot #4 – Terminal
WHERE	Located on the second floor of the terminal, just go up the stairs and you will see the great hall. There will always be many people who will meet relatives and see the airplanes. However this place has glass, disturbing the photos a little,

WHAT	Airplanes arriving, parked and taxiing, in addition to a large lens can also make some takeoffs

TIME	Being great for photos in the months of Dec, Jan, and Feb until 10am, after light is on, however it is possible to take pictures of the planes on the side, it is also possible to photograph the general and executive aviation that passes in front of the terminal to go to the runway. But this place has windows, disrupting the photos a bit.

MISC.	On-site ha snack bars and restrooms and seating and air conditioning

FOCAL LENGTH	Depends on angle so at least 18-250mm; Azul PR-AYA = 60mm;