Boa Vista International Airport

Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede
IATA: BVB – ICAO: SBBV
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Infraero
Serves		Boa Vista
Elevation AMSL		84 m / 276 ft
Coordinates		02°50′47″N 060°41′24″W
Website		Infraero BVB
Map
BVB Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08/26	2,700	8,858	Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers			341,885
Aircraft Operations			13,490
Metric tonnes of cargo			1,409
Statistics: Infraero Sources: Airport Website

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.

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 7,000m², parking space and installing two jetways.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Gol Airlines	Brasília, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Vitória
TAM Airlines	Brasília, Manaus, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Access

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

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Brazil
• Boa Vista Air Force Base

External links

• Airport information for SBBV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBBV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for SBBV at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BVB at Aviation Safety Network