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Air base of the Brazilian Air Force For the civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Boa Vista International Airport.

Boa Vista Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Boa Vista
Boa Vista, Roraima in Brazil
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Coordinates02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA7
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/36
Site history
Built1973 (1973)
In use1984-present (1984-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca Filho
Occupants
  • 1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV, LID: RR0001
Elevation84 metres (276 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 2,700 metres (8,858 ft) Asphalt
Source: DECEA

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

Boa Vista Air Force Base was commissioned on 25 August 1984. It is the only Brazilian Air Force Base located in the Northern Hemisphere.

Units

The following unit is based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:

Access

The base is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.

Gallery

This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Present aircraft

  • Embraer A-29A Super Tucano (FAB) Embraer A-29A Super Tucano (FAB)

Retired aircraft

  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB) Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB) Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
  • Embraer T-27 Tucano (FAB) Embraer T-27 Tucano (FAB)

See also

References

  1. "Atlas Brasil Cantanhede (SBBV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. "30 anos da Base Aérea de Boa Vista no extremo Norte do país". Revista Operacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. "1º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Escorpião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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