Nonstop flight route between Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil and Sal Island, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil and Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,736 miles (or 4,403 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport and Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport and Amílcar Cabral International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVB / SBBV |
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| Location: | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°50'29"N by 60°41'31"W |
| Area Served: | Boa Vista |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVB |
| More Information: | BVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SID / GVAC |
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| Location: | Sal Island, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W |
| Area Served: | Espargos |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SID |
| More Information: | SID Maps & Info |
Facts about Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB):
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport handled 336,530 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ENE of BVB.
- The airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent its first renovation in 1998.
- Because of Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport", another name for BVB is "Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede".
- The furthest airport from Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is nearly antipodal to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (meaning Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tampa Padang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):
- In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
- Between 1960 and 1967 Sal was a stop of the Voo da amizade, a dedicated service between Brazil and Portugal.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
- Strangely, the duty-free shop is located after passport control but before security scanning, which only takes place as you enter the boarding lounge, which is shared for all four departure gates.
- Amílcar Cabral has one terminal.
- The closest airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
- The furthest airport from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
- The first airport on Sal Island was built in 1939 by Italy, as a fuel and provisions stopping-point on routes from Rome to South America.
