Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport

Belém Airport - Júlio César Ribeiro
Aeroporto de Belém - Júlio César Ribeiro
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 Belém
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Location in Brazil
BEL is located in Pará
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BEL (Pará)
BEL is located in Brazil
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BEL (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
02/20 1,830 6,004 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers4,008,723 Increase 20%
Aircraft Operations31,846 Increase 16%
Statistics: NOA[1]
Sources: ANAC,[2] DECEA[3]

Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (IATA: BEL, ICAO: SBBE), operated by Norte da Amazônia, and located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown, 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][5]

The airport is operated by Consortium Novo Norte (NOA).

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.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Cayenne[7]
Avianca Bogotá[8]
Azul Brazilian Airlines Altamira,[9] Belo Horizonte–Confins,[10] Campinas,[11] Carajás,[12] Fortaleza,[13] Macapá,[11] Manaus,[14] Marabá,[15] Recife,[11] Santarém,[11] São Luís[16]
Azul Conecta Almeirim,[17] Breves,[17] Carajás,[18] Monte Dourado,[17] Ourilândia do Norte,[18] Paragominas,[19] Porto de Moz,[17] Salinópolis,[17] Tucuruí[19]
Gol Linhas Aéreas Brasília,[20] Macapá,[21] Miami,[22] Paramaribo,[23] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão,[21] Santarém,[20] São Paulo–Guarulhos[20]
LATAM Brasil Brasília,[24] Fortaleza,[25] Macapá,[26] Manaus,[27] São Paulo–Guarulhos[24]
Surinam Airways Paramaribo[28]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon[29]

Statistics

Check-in area
Terminal landside

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-August 2023) and NOA (September 2023-2025) reports:[30][31][1]

YearPassengerAircraftCargo (t)
20254,008,723 Increase 20%31,846 Increase 16%
20243,347,827 Decrease 7%27,418 Decrease 44%
20233,594,104 Increase 6%49,121 Increase 2%
20223,393,936 Increase 23%48,333 Increase 31%24,285 Increase 24%
20212,764,751 Increase 33%36,912 Increase 24%19,656 Increase 42%
20202,079,240 Decrease 43%29,740 Decrease 23%13,840 Decrease 29%
20193,628,807 Increase 3%38,519 Decrease 1%19,565 Decrease 10%
20183,520,803 Increase 6%38,856 Increase 3%21,811 Increase 8%
20173,311,817 Increase 1%37,760 Decrease 7%20,216 Increase 11%
20163,282,513 Decrease 12%40,421 Decrease 22%18,172 Decrease 26%
20153,714,761 Decrease 5%51,639 Decrease 6%24,459 Decrease 23%
20143,890,791 Increase 12%55,218 Increase 2%31,699 Decrease 4%
20133,475,611 Increase 4%54,008 Decrease 2%33,009 Increase 6%
20123,342,711 Increase 12%54,836 Increase 6%31,218 Increase 47%
20112,996,328 Increase 15%51,749 Increase 14%21,266 Increase 9%
20102,605,467 Increase 18%45,302 Increase 14%19,460 Decrease 8%
20092,203,653 Increase 2%39,824 Steady21,087 Decrease 4%
20082,153,727 Increase 2%39,922 Decrease 1%22,012 Increase 13%
20072,119,55240,12419,444

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

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