Boa Vista Air Force Base
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| Boa Vista Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Boa Vista | |||||||
| Boa Vista, Roraima in Brazil | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
| Code | ALA7 | ||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  SBBV Location in Brazil  SBBV SBBV (Brazil) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1973 | ||||||
| In use | 1984-present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Cel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca Filho | ||||||
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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, the capital of Roraima state, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.
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
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
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)
Retired aircraft
Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
Embraer T-27 Tucano (FAB)
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