AirportsAtlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is a large airport serving Boa Vista, in Roraima, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BVB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BVB
- ICAO code
- SBBV
- City
- Boa Vista
- State or region
- Roraima
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 2.8462° N, 60.6906° W
- Elevation
- 84 m (276 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BVB means Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBBV. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.8462° N, 60.6906° W. It stands 84 metres (276 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Boa Vista, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | 2,700 m 8,858 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lethem AirportLethem, Guyana | LTM | 116 km |
| Santa Elena de Uairén AirportSanta Elena de Uairén, Venezuela | SNV | 197 km |
| Kaieteur AirportKaieteur Falls, Guyana | KAI | 291 km |
| Canaima AirportCanaima, Venezuela | CAJ | 446 km |
| Cheddi Jagan International AirportGeorgetown, Guyana | GEO | 488 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,317 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,384 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,461 km | 15 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,745 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,403 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,888 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,250 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,243 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,234 km | 18 h 50 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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