Airport code
BEL — Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
BEL is the IATA code for Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport, an airport serving Belém, Brazil. Its ICAO code is SBBE, and it operates in the America/Belem time zone (UTC-3). The airport sits at -1.3793, -48.4763 in the Southern Hemisphere, at an elevation of 54 ft (16 m).
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About Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport, operated by Norte da Amazônia, and located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown, is the main airport serving Belém, Brazil. Val de Cans 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.
Reference data
Airport information
| IATA code | BEL |
|---|---|
| ICAO code | SBBE |
| Airport name | Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport |
| City | Belém |
| Country | Brazil |
| Time zone | America/Belem (UTC-3) |
| Latitude | -1.3793 |
| Longitude | -48.4763 |
| Elevation | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Airport type | Large airport |
| Continent | South America |
| Runways | 2 |
| Longest runway | 9,186 ft (2,800 m) |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Reference data last updated 24 July 2026.
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What is the IATA code for Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport?
The IATA code for Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is BEL.
What is the ICAO code for Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport?
The ICAO code for Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is SBBE.
Where is BEL airport located?
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) is located in Belém, Brazil.
What time zone is BEL in?
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport operates in the America/Belem time zone, which is UTC-3.
What is the nearest airport to BEL?
The nearest airport to Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) is Breves Airport (BVS) in Breves, about 221 km away.
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