Boa Vista International Airport

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 the northernmost Brazilian airport served by scheduled flights.

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
  • Infraero (1974–2021)
  • Vinci (2021–present)
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
Websitewww.boavista-airport.com.br
Map
BVB
Location in Brazil
BVB
BVB (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers307,604 53%
Aircraft Operations5,102 11%
Metric tonnes of cargo1,425 120%
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

It is operated by Vinci SA.

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

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