Boa Vista International Airport

Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport
Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Boa Vista
Elevation AMSL 84 m / 276 ft
Coordinates 02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222Coordinates: 02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222
Website Infraero BVB
Map
BVB
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 291,163 Decrease 16.2%
Aircraft Operations 5,972 Decrease 32.3%
Metric tonnes of cargo 694 Increase 1.9%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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.[4] It is the northernmost Brazilian airport served by scheduled flights.

It is operated by Infraero.

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

History

The airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent its first renovation in 1998. The runway, terminal and the apron were then enlarged. On September 14, 2009 a second major renovation was completed increasing the capacity of the airport to handle 330,000 passengers/year, the terminal area to 7,000 square metres (75,300 sq ft), parking space and installing two jetways.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Manaus
Gol Airlines Brasília
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Manaus

Access

The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) from downtown Boa Vista.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  4. ↑ "Lei n˚ 11.920, de 9 de abril de 2009" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
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