Balsas Airport

IATA BSSICAO SNBSSmall airfield

Balsas Airport is a small airfield near Balsas in Maranhão, Brazil. It is listed as IATA BSS and ICAO SNBS. The airport is located at -7.5253° / -46.0534° at an elevation of 289 m (948 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,478 m. The nearest airport is CTA Centro Tático Aéreo Balsas Heliport, 2.1 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Balsas Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Balsas Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`BSS`
ICAO code	`SNBS`
Local code	`MA0010`
Identifier	`SNBS`
Type	Small airfield
City	Balsas
Region	Maranhão
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	-7.52531, -46.05336
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	7° 31′ 31.10″ S 46° 03′ 12.11″ W
Elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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