Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport

Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Operator
  • Infraero (1974–2022)
  • NOA (2022–present)
ServesBelém
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL17 m / 56 ft
Coordinates01°23′05″S 048°28′44″W / 1.38472°S 48.47889°W / -1.38472; -48.47889
Websitenoa-airports.com.br
Map
BEL is located in Brazil
BEL
BEL
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
02/20 1,830 6,004 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers3,393,936 Increase 23%
Aircraft Operations48,333 Increase 31%
Metric tonnes of cargo24,285 Increase 24%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: ANAC[2]

Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport[3] (IATA: BEL, ICAO: SBBE) is the main airport serving Belém, Brazil. Val de Cans (sometimes spelled Val de Cães) is the name of the neighborhood where the airport is located. On 13 April 2010, the airport was named after Júlio Cezar Ribeiro de Souza (1837–1887), a researcher of balloons.[4]

The airport is operated by Norte da Amazônia.

Some of its facilities are shared with Belém Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

In 1934, General Eurico Gaspar Dutra, then the Director of Military Aviation, appointed Lieutenant Armando Sierra de Menezes to choose a site in Val de Cans where an airport was to be built. The Directorate of Civil Aeronautics, an agency of the Ministry of Traffic and Public Works, would be in charge of the project. Val de Cans began its history as a land track running along the east–west axis with 1,200m. The facility comprised a courtyard, a hangar, and a parking structure of concrete for military aircraft, which later became known as "Yellow Hangar."

With the outbreak of World War II, airbases and airports located on the Brazilian coast became immensely important in the support of transportation of aircraft, personnel, and equipment across the South Atlantic Ocean to Sierra Leone in West Africa. These facilities provided the necessary logistical support for the thousands of planes that, manufactured in Canada and the United States, were moved to North Africa and Europe. After protracted negotiations between Brazil and the United States, airstrips were built at Belém for the Air Transport Command with two runways measuring 1,500 x 45 meters on a basis of concrete and asphalt and comprising modern airport facilities, able to meet efficiently civil aviation and military needs. Val de Cans and other airbases used by the Americans during World War II were returned to the Ministry of Aeronautics in 1945.

Terminal 1 airside

Panair do Brasil, Pan American, and NAB – Navegação Aérea Brasileira began their activities at Val de Cans building their stations and providing services to passengers. In 1958, the Ministry of Aeronautics began building the first passenger terminal for general airline use, which was opened on 24 January 1959. It was then administered by the Department of Civil Aviation. In 1974, its administration was transferred to Infraero.

The original passenger terminal complex underwent major renovation and expansion, which was completed in 2001. In 1999, a brand-new passenger terminal located at the side of the old terminal was built and, after its opening, the old terminal was demolished to give place for an extension to the new terminal. This newly extended terminal greatly increased the comfort and area available to passengers by adding six jetways.

Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022, the consortium Novo Norte formed by the Brazilian companies Socicam and Dix won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Cayenne
Azul Brazilian Airlines Altamira, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Boa Vista, Brasília (begins 20 February 2024), Campinas, Carajás, Fortaleza, Fort Lauderdale, Macapá, Manaus, Marabá, Natal, Recife, Santarém, São Luís
Azul Conecta Almeirim, Breves, Monte Dourado, Paragominas, Porto de Moz, Salinópolis, Tucuruí
Fly All Ways Charter: Paramaribo
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília, Macapá, Paramaribo, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Santarém, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil Brasília, Fortaleza, Macapá, Manaus, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Surinam Airways Paramaribo
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BEL airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown Belém.

See also

References

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  2. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "Law 12228/2010". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 13 April 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "Lei n˚12.228, de 13 de abril de 2010" (in Portuguese). Lei Direto. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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  12. Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa. p. 319.
  13. "Accident description PP-BTF". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  14. Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa. p. 319.
  15. "Incident description 8 October 1969". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  16. "Incident description 12 November 1969". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  17. "Accident description PP-BUF". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  18. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "O fim da Paraense". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  19. "Incident description 4 July 1970". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  20. "Accident description PT-GLB". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  21. "Incident description 3 February 1984". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

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