Airports / Brazil / SBBQ
Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport
SBBQBarbacena, BrazilELEV 3,657 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Barbacena, Brazil, Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (SBBQ) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 3,657 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list SBBQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA, 36 nm), Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 38 nm), and Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU, 86 nm).
Trip costs from SBBQ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as QAK. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SBBQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SBBQ
IATA
—
FAA / Local
MG9002
Elevation
3,657 ft
Coordinates
21.2672° S · 43.7610° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 3,657 ft, SBBQ sits higher than 98% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmIZAPresidente Itamar Franco AirportJuiz de Fora
- 38nmJDFFrancisco de Assis AirportJuiz de Fora
- 86nmPLUPampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade AirportBelo Horizonte
- 97nmGIGRio Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportRio De Janeiro
- 98nmVAGMajor Brigadeiro Trompowsky AirportVarginha
- 99nmCNFTancredo Neves International AirportBelo Horizonte
Location
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