Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport

ICAO SBBQMedium airport

Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport is a medium airport near Barbacena in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is listed as ICAO SBBQ. The airport is located at -21.2672° / -43.7610° at an elevation of 1,115 m (3,657 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,760 m. The nearest airport is Pedra do Sino Heliport, 41 km (26 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`SBBQ`
Local code	`MG9002`
Identifier	`SBBQ`
Type	Medium airport
City	Barbacena
Region	Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	-21.26720, -43.76101
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	21° 16′ 01.92″ S 43° 45′ 39.64″ W
Elevation	1,115 m (3,657 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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