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 (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.

Boa Vista−Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport Aeroporto International de Boa Vista−Atlas Brasil Cantanhede
IATA: BVB ICAO: SBBV LID: RR0001
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero (1974–2021) Vinci (2021–present)
Serves	Boa Vista
Opened	February 19, 1973 (1973-02-19)
Time zone	BRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	84 m / 276 ft
Coordinates	02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W
Website	www.boavista-airport.com.br
Map
BVB Location in Brazil Show map of Roraima BVB BVB (Brazil) Show map of Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 307,604 53% Aircraft Operations 5,102 11% Metric tonnes of cargo 1,425 120%
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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

Airlines	Destinations
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

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

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

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.

External links

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