Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport
Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport
Boa Vista?Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV) is the airport serving Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, 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.
Location
2.846°N, 60.691°O · 84 m s. n. m. (276 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 3
Tower
Ground
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent its first renovation in 1998. The runway, terminal and the apron were then enlarged. On September 14, 2009 a second major renovation was completed, increasing the capacity of the airport to handle 330,000 passengers/year, the terminal area to 7,000 square metres (75,300 sq ft), parking space and installing two jetways.
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines operating here · 3
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
Photo: Jorge Andrade from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · CC BY 2.0 · view original
Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVB
MLA
“Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVB. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVB (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVB},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVB}},
urldate = {2026-10-23},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}Wikipedia
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