AirportsVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is a large airport serving Belém, in Pará, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BEL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BEL
- ICAO code
- SBBE
- City
- Belém
- State or region
- Pará
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 1.3793° S, 48.4762° W
- Elevation
- 16 m (54 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BEL means Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBBE. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.3793° S, 48.4762° W. It stands 16 metres (54 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Belem, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 03/21 | 1,830 m 6,004 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salinópolis AirportSalinópolis | OPP | 148 km |
| Breves AirportBreves | BVS | 221 km |
| Nagib Demachki AirportParagominas | JPE | 223 km |
| Tucuruí AirportTucuruí | TUR | 301 km |
| Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International AirportMacapá | MCP | 330 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,509 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,338 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,464 km | 14 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,402 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,329 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,258 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,955 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,121 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,582 km | 19 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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