# Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB / SBBV)

**Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport** (IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV) is a large airport in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. It opened in 1973. It has one runway, 2,700 m (8,858 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 369 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BVB / SBBV
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
- Opened: 1973
- Elevation: 84 m / 276 ft
- Coordinates: 2.8462, -60.6906
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 m / 8,858 ft
- Passengers: 369,482 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Boa_Vista
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/roraima/aeroporto-internacional-de-boa-vista.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_Vista_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q597669
- Weather station: SBBV · WMO 82022
- Ident: SBBV

## Timeline

- 1973: Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8/26 | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 314,763 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 311,780 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 357,406 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 369,322 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 340,203 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 286,749 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 284,131 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 309,204 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 346,469 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 200,523 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 314,671 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 369,482 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [MAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg.md) Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Brazil · 658 km / 409 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 2,510 km / 1,560 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 3,303 km / 2,052 mi · LATAM Brasil

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 2
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 369K (2022) | #1,254 of 3,974 | #110 in South America | #42 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | =1,894 of 29,858 | =99 in South America | =19 in BR |
| Elevation | 84 m / 276 ft | =31,928 of 43,403 | =7,322 in South America | =5,066 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =97 in South America | =51 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [BR-3104](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-3104.md) Ouro Fino Airport · 10 km / 6.5 mi
- [SJ3M](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sj3m.md) Condomínio Aeronáutico Monte Cristo Airport · 11 km / 6.7 mi
- [BR-3099](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-3099.md) Novo Intento Airport · 11 km / 6.9 mi
- [SJ5A](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sj5a.md) Lago Azul Airstrip · 12 km / 7.6 mi
- [SWPD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/swpd.md) Pouso da Águia Airport · 12 km / 7.7 mi
- [SJV8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sjv8.md) Hangar Du Fanta Airstrip · 13 km / 8.0 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: “Boa Vista International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boa_Vista_International_Airport&oldid=1372412576), revision of 31 Aug 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/sbbv/data