Brasília Air Force Base

Brasília Air Force Base – ALA1 (IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Brasília, Brazil.

Brasília Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Brasília
Brasília, Federal District in Brazil
Cerimony at Brasília in 2015
SBBR
Location in Brazil
Coordinates15°52′09″S 047°55′15″W
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA1
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/451
Site history
Built1957 (1957)
In use1964-present (1964-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Brig. José Ricardo de Meneses Rocha
Occupants
  • 6th Squadron of Air Transportation
  • Special Transportation Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR
Elevation1,066 metres (3,497 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
11R/29L 3,300 metres (10,827 ft) Asphalt
11L/29R 3,200 metres (10,499 ft) Asphalt

It shares some facilities with Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport.

History

The origin of the Base goes back to 27 November 1957 when President Juscelino Kubitschek signed the decree 42,697 establishing the Brasília Detachment of Air Force Base.[1] However, it was only on 4 December 1963, with Decree 53,077 that Brasília Air Force Base on its own right was created. Dedication took place on 1 January 1964.[2]

Units

The following units are based at Brasília Air Force Base:

Access

The base is located 11 km from downtown Brasília.

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

Present aircraft
  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
  • Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
  • Airbus VC-1 (FAB)
  • Embraer VC-2 (FAB)
  • Embraer VC-99A/C-99A
  • Eurocpter VH-35 (FAB)
  • Helibrás VH-36 Caracal (FAB)

Retired aircraft
  • BAe VU-93 Dominie
  • Gates VU-35/U-35 Learjet
  • Vickers VC-90 Viscount
  • Boeing VC-96

See also

References
  1. Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2014). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da posse do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira até as vésperas da Reforma Administrativa (1956–1966) (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 257.
  2. Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2014). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da posse do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira até as vésperas da Reforma Administrativa (1956–1966) (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 260.
  3. "6º ETA – Esquadrão Guará". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. "Grupo de Transporte Especial". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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