Boa Vista Air Force Base
Appearance
Boa Vista Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Boa Vista | |||||||
Boa Vista, Roraima in Brazil | |||||||
Coordinates | 02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W | ||||||
Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
Code | ALA7 | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | ![]() | ||||||
Open to the public | No | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1973 | ||||||
In use | 1984-present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Cel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca Filho | ||||||
Occupants |
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV, LID: RR0001 | ||||||
Elevation | 84 metres (276 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: DECEA[1] |
Base Aérea de Boa Vista – ALA7 (IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Boa Vista, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.
History
[edit]Boa Vista Air Force Base was commissioned on 25 August 1984. It is the only Brazilian Air Force Base located in the Northern Hemisphere.[2]
Units
[edit]The following unit is based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:
- 1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (1°/3°GAv) Escorpião, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.[3]
Access
[edit]The base is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.
Gallery
[edit]This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
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Embraer A-29A Super Tucano (FAB)
Retired aircraft
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Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
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Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
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Embraer T-27 Tucano (FAB)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Atlas Brasil Cantanhede (SBBV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "30 anos da Base Aérea de Boa Vista no extremo Norte do país". Revista Operacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "1º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Escorpião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Airport information for SBBV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBBV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BVB at Aviation Safety Network