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Name
Atlas Brasil Cantanhede Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SBBV / BVB / SBBV
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:33 pm (AMT)
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Municipality
Boa Vista
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Coordinates
2° 50′ 45″ N 60° 41′ 27″ E
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Elevation
276 ft (84 m MSL)
About Atlas Brasil Cantanhede 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.
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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