# Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL / SBBE)

**Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport** (IATA: BEL, ICAO: SBBE) is a large airport in Belém, Pará, Brazil. It opened in 1959. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,800 m (9,186 ft). It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 3.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BEL / SBBE
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Belém, Pará, Brazil
- Opened: 1959
- Elevation: 17 m / 54 ft
- Coordinates: -1.3793, -48.4762
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 3,393,571 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Belem
- Website: http://noa-airports.com.br/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C3%A9m/Val-de-Cans_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762986
- Weather station: SBBE · WMO 82193
- Ident: SBBE

## Timeline

- 1959: Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° |  |
| 03/21 | 1,830 m / 6,004 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 005° / 185° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 2,916,971 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,294,016 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,412,025 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,788,217 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,661,954 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,207,834 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 3,232,345 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 3,520,803 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,597,657 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 2,075,540 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,721,351 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,393,571 | Wikidata |

## Routes

21 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [OPP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snsm.md) Salinópolis Airport · Brazil · 148 km / 92 mi · Azul Conecta
- [BVS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snvs.md) Breves Airport · Brazil · 221 km / 137 mi · Azul Conecta
- [JPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sneb.md) Nagib Demachki Airport · Brazil · 223 km / 139 mi · Azul Conecta
- [TUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbtu.md) Tucuruí Airport · Brazil · 301 km / 187 mi · Azul Conecta
- [MCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmq.md) Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport · Brazil · 330 km / 205 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [PTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snmz.md) Porto de Moz Airport · Brazil · 420 km / 261 mi · Azul Conecta
- [GGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snya.md) Almeirim Airport · Brazil · 456 km / 283 mi · Azul Conecta
- [MEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmd.md) Monte Dourado - Serra do Areão Airport · Brazil · 462 km / 287 mi · Azul Conecta
- [CKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcj.md) Carajás Airport · Brazil · 553 km / 344 mi · Azul Conecta
- [OIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sdow.md) Ourilândia do Norte Airport · Brazil · 663 km / 412 mi · Azul Conecta
- [STM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsn.md) Santarém - Maestro Wilson Fonseca International Airport · Brazil · 712 km / 442 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/soca.md) Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport · French Guiana · 813 km / 505 mi · Air France
- [PBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smjp.md) Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport · Suriname · 1,064 km / 661 mi · Surinam Airways, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 1,136 km / 706 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [MAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg.md) Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Brazil · 1,299 km / 807 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,612 km / 1,002 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,449 km / 1,522 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,462 km / 1,530 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,931 km / 1,821 mi · Avianca
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 4,562 km / 2,835 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 6,006 km / 3,732 mi · TAP Air Portugal

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BEL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- [Azul Conecta](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-conecta) · 9
- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 7
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 5
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- PY [Surinam Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/surinam-airways) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

Former hub of [Paraense Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paraense-transportes-aereos).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.4M (2022) | #428 of 3,974 | #25 in South America | #13 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =78 in South America | #13 in BR |
| Elevation | 17 m / 54 ft | =39,021 of 43,403 | #8,406 in South America | #5,423 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =73 in South America | #41 in BR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =4 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BELEM APP | 119.050 |
| ATIS | BELEM ATIS | 127.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | BELEM OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | BELEM TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [BR-2470](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2470.md) Portal do Céu Airport · 8.9 km / 5.5 mi
- [SJNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sjna.md) Clube de Esportes Aéreos e Náuticos do Pará Airport · 13 km / 8.4 mi
- [SNYP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snyp.md) Chácara Paraíso Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [BR-2660](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2660.md) Norte Jet Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [BR-2999](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2999.md) Haras Fazenda Reunidas Sobral Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [BR-1560](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1560.md) Maria Clara Airstrip · 38 km / 23 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belém/Val-de-Cans_International_Airport&oldid=1366486151), revision of 28 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe/data