Boa Vista International Airport

For the airport serving the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde, see Aristides Pereira International Airport.
For other places with the same name, see Boa Vista.
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
BVB
BVB
Location in Brazil
BVB is located in Brazil
BVB
BVB
BVB (Brazil)
Map
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.

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.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém, Campinas, Manaus
Gol linhas Aéreas Brasília
LATAM Brasil Brasília

Access

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

See also

References

  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.
  6. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.