BEL · Belém, Brazil
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport.
--:--:-- · GMT-3 (UTC-03:00) · 1.3793° S, 48.4762° W
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Airport in Belém, Brazil
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BEL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5867; ident SBBE; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
infraero.gov.br
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
BEL / SBBE
OurAirports ident
SBBE
GPS / local code
SBBE / PA0001
ISO region
BR-PA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
infraero.gov.br
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q762986
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT-3 · UTC-03:00
Time zone
GMT-3
America/Belem · UTC-03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
9.1 km
Approximate distance to central Belém.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Brasília
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
BRL (R$)
Country area
8,515,767 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1959 · Norte da Amazônia
Owner / entity
Q762986
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Belém, Brazil. Belém's built-up core sits roughly 9.1 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Belem (UTC-03:00, GMT-3). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL / SBBE) is at 1.3793° S, 48.4762° W, elevation 54 ft (16 m), serving Belém, Brazil.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Belém is in Brazil (capital Brasília); regulated by Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC); on America/Belem (GMT-3, UTC-03:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: BRL (R$).
Distance from central Belém: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BEL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL / SBBE)
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport · Airport in Belém, Brazil
Source identifiers
SBBE · SBBE · PA0001 · BR-PA
infraero.gov.br · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
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.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for BEL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
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.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Belém
belem-3405870 · 9.1 km from BEL
Brazil · America/Belem · +0h · population 1,499,641 · city coordinates -1.4558, -48.5044
2. Ananindeua
ananindeua · 12 km from BEL
Brazil · America/Belem · +0h · population 433,956 · city coordinates -1.3656, -48.3722
3. Marituba
marituba · 15 km from BEL
Brazil · America/Belem · +0h · population 111,785 · city coordinates -1.3553, -48.3419
4. Barcarena
barcarena · 22 km from BEL
Brazil · America/Belem · +0h · population 126,650 · city coordinates -1.5058, -48.6258
5. Benevides
benevides · 26 km from BEL
Brazil · America/Belem · +0h · population 63,567 · city coordinates -1.3614, -48.2447
6. Santa Bárbara do Pará
santa-barbara-do-para · 27 km from BEL
Brazil · America/Belem · +0h · population 21,087 · city coordinates -1.2236, -48.2944
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. FOR SBFZ
Pinto Martins International Airport · Fortaleza
1136 km from BEL · America/Fortaleza · +0h · elevation 83 ft (25 m) · airport coordinates -3.7758, -38.5322
2. MAO SBEG
Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Manaus
1299 km from BEL · America/Manaus · -1h · elevation 264 ft (80 m) · airport coordinates -3.0386, -60.0497
3. BSB SBBR
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brasília
1612 km from BEL · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · airport coordinates -15.8692, -47.9208
Route-time reference set
1. BEL-FOR
Fortaleza · 1136 km · 2h 16m
America/Fortaleza · +0h from BEL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BEL-MAO
Manaus · 1299 km · 2h 29m
America/Manaus · -1h from BEL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BEL-BSB
Brasília · 1612 km · 2h 52m
America/Sao_Paulo · +0h from BEL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m. 0 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BEL.
Runway identifiers
03/21 · 07/25
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. FOR SBFZ
Pinto Martins International Airport · Fortaleza · 1136 km from BEL
large airport · America/Fortaleza · brazil · 83 ft (25 m) · -3.7758, -38.5322
2. MAO SBEG
Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Manaus · 1299 km from BEL
large airport · America/Manaus · brazil · 264 ft (80 m) · -3.0386, -60.0497
3. BSB SBBR
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brasília · 1612 km from BEL
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · -15.8692, -47.9208
4. MCZ SBMO
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Maceió · 1669 km from BEL
large airport · America/Maceio · brazil · 387 ft (118 m) · -9.5126, -35.7918
5. REC SBRF
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Recife · 1678 km from BEL
large airport · America/Recife · brazil · 33 ft (10 m) · -8.1275, -34.9230
6. GYN SBGO
Santa Genoveva International Airport · Goiânia · 1698 km from BEL
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,450 ft (747 m) · -16.6320, -49.2207
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
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.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BEL.
Country and authority
BEL sits in Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil), whose capital is Brasília. Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, South America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Portuguese. Currency context: BRL (R$). BEL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Belém, Brazil. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: 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. Location cue: 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.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q762986 · Belém International Airport. Administrative area: Pará · Belém. Named after: Júlio César Ribeiro de Sousa. Entity official-site cross-check: noa-airports.com.br
Field and clock profile
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is a near sea-level field at 54 ft (16 m), positioned at 1.3793° S, 48.4762° W in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,186 ft / 2,800 m. The airport clock uses America/Belem (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Belém is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.1 km. FOR Fortaleza is the closest retained airport alternative at 1136 km.
Country airport peers
BEL is compared with FOR Fortaleza at 1136 km, MAO Manaus at 1299 km, BSB Brasília at 1612 km, MCZ Maceió at 1669 km, REC Recife at 1678 km inside the retained Brazil airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
BEL-FOR Fortaleza: 1136 km, about 2h 16m, +0h. BEL-MAO Manaus: 1299 km, about 2h 29m, -1h. BEL-BSB Brasília: 1612 km, about 2h 52m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SBBE backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. infraero.gov.br is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Runway identifiers
03/21, 07/25
OurAirports classifies BEL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Belém.
BEL (SBBE) is a near sea-level field at 54 ft (16 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BEL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
BEL's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,186 ft / 2,800 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Norte da Amazônia is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for BEL.
- 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.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at infraero.gov.br, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BEL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
BEL uses America/Belem (GMT-3, UTC-03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is about 9.1 km from central Belém; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
FOR Fortaleza is the closest retained alternate at 1136 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
infraero.gov.br is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place BEL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BEL ranks #1 in the curated Brazil airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
BEL has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Belem a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BEL is 54 ft (16 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include OGG 54 ft (16 m) (0 ft delta) · AGP 53 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · HAM 53 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · PVD 55 ft (17 m) (1 ft delta) · SFB 55 ft (17 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BEL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are FOR 1136 km +0h · MAO 1299 km -1h · BSB 1612 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | FOR | 1136 km | 2h 16m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Manaus | MAO | 1299 km | 2h 29m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Brasília | BSB | 1612 km | 2h 52m | +0h | --:--:-- |
BEL to FOR
Fortaleza
Distance 1136 km; estimated travel window 2h 16m; destination zone America/Fortaleza is +0h from BEL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BEL to MAO
Manaus
Distance 1299 km; estimated travel window 2h 29m; destination zone America/Manaus is -1h from BEL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BEL to BSB
Brasília
Distance 1612 km; estimated travel window 2h 52m; destination zone America/Sao_Paulo is +0h from BEL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Belém is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Belém is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BEL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Belém
belem-3405870 · 9.1 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ananindeua
ananindeua · 12 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marituba
marituba · 15 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barcarena
barcarena · 22 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Benevides
benevides · 26 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Bárbara do Pará
santa-barbara-do-para · 27 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Isabel do Pará
santa-isabel-do-para · 36 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ponta de Pedras
ponta-de-pedras · 44 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santo Antônio do Tauá
santo-antonio-do-taua · 46 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bujaru
bujaru · 50 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Abaetetuba
abaetetuba · 59 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Castanhal
castanhal · 62 km · America/Belem
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Fortaleza (FOR), Manaus (MAO), Brasília (BSB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m; identifiers 03/21, 07/25.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 0 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Norte da Amazônia.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1959.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BEL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Pinto Martins International AirportFOR
Fortaleza · large airport
- Distance
- 1136 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 83 ft (25 m)
Compare against FOR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Eduardo Gomes International AirportMAO
Manaus · large airport
- Distance
- 1299 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 264 ft (80 m)
Compare against MAO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBSB
Brasília · large airport
- Distance
- 1612 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,497 ft (1,066 m)
Compare against BSB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) in?▾
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is in the America/Belem timezone (UTC-03:00, GMT-3).
What are the codes for Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport?▾
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport uses IATA code BEL and ICAO code SBBE.
Where is Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport located?▾
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is located in Belém, Brazil at coordinates 1.3793° S, 48.4762° W, with an elevation of 54 ft (16 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport from central Belém?▾
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport sits roughly 9.1 km from the nearest mapped city center for Belém.
Which route reference is most useful from BEL?▾
Fortaleza (FOR) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 16m, destination timezone America/Fortaleza, and a +0h difference from BEL.
Which authority regulates BEL?▾
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport sits inside Brazil, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).
What other airports in Brazil are close peers to BEL?▾
BEL's curated peers in Brazil on this site include FOR Fortaleza, MAO Manaus, BSB Brasília, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport have?▾
Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,186 ft / 2,800 m; identifiers include 03/21, 07/25.