Brasília Air Force Base
Air base of the Brazilian Air Force
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Brasília Air Force Base – ALA1 (IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force that operates next to the Brasília-President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. It was created on December 3, 1963, and is known throughout Brazil for being the base of operations for the Brazilian Presidential Airplane, which is the main aircraft responsible for transporting the President of Brazil.
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| Brasília Air Force Base | |||||||||
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Base Aérea de Brasília | |||||||||
| Lago Sul, Federal District in Brazil | |||||||||
Ceremony at Brasília in 2015 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
| Code | ALA1 | ||||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  SBBR Location in Brazil  SBBR SBBR (Brazil) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°52′09″S 047°55′15″W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1957 | ||||||||
| In use | 1964-present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Brig. José Ricardo de Meneses Rocha | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR, LID: DF0001 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1,066 metres (3,497 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: DECEA[1] | |||||||||
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.[2] 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.[3]
Units
The following units are based at Brasília Air Force Base:
- Special Transportation Group (GTE), using the VC-1, the VC-2, the VC-99A/C-99A, the VH-35, and the VH-36 Caracal.[4]
- 6th Squadron of Air Transportation (6°ETA) Guará, using the C-95BM & CM Bandeirante, the C-98A Grand Caravan, the C-97 Brasília, and the U-100 Phenom.[5]
Access
The base is located 11 km from downtown Brasília.
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Brasília Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
Airbus VC-1
Embraer VC-2
Embraer VC-99A/C-99A
Eurocpter VH-35
Helibrás VH-36 Caracal
Embraer C-95B Bandeirante
Cessna C-98A Caravan
Embraer C-97 Brasília
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Retired aircraft
BAe VU-93 Dominie
Gates VU-35/U-35 Learjet
Vickers VC-90 Viscount
Boeing VC-96
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