Boa Vista International Airport

Boa Vista−Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport

Aeroporto International de Boa Vista−Atlas Brasil Cantanhede
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesBoa Vista
OpenedFebruary 19, 1973 (1973-02-19)
Time zoneBRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL84 m / 276 ft
Coordinates02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222
Websitewww.boavista-airport.com.br
Map
BVB is located in Roraima
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Location in Brazil
BVB is located in Brazil
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BVB (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers307,604 Increase 53%
Aircraft Operations5,102 Decrease 11%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,425 Increase 120%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Boa Vista−Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV) is the airport serving Boa Vista, Brazil. Since April 13, 2009, the airport is named after Atlas Brasil Cantanhede (1917-1973), a pilot and politician who in the 1950s pioneered aviation in Roraima state.[5] It is the northernmost Brazilian airport served by scheduled flights.

It is operated by Vinci SA.

Some of its facilities are shared with Boa Vista Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Boa Vista Airport". Vinci (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Atlas Brasil Cantanhede (SBBV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Lei n˚ 11.920, de 9 de abril de 2009" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. April 9, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

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