Campo Grande Air Force Base
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| Campo Grande Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Campo Grande | |||||||
| Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil | |||||||
 Dedication of the Base on 19 April 1945 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
| Code | ALA5 | ||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  SBCG Location in Brazil | |||||||
| Coordinates | 20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1932 | ||||||
| In use | 1941-present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Cel. Av. Luiz Cláudio Macedo Santos | ||||||
| Occupants |
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| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG, LID: MS0001 | ||||||
| Elevation | 559 metres (1,834 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Sources: DECEA[1] | |||||||
Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 (IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Campo Grande, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Campo Grande International Airport.
Campo Grande Air Force Base has its origins on the Aviation Detachment created on 23 January 1934. However, it was on 22 May 1941 that Campo Grande Air Force Base was effectively created by Decree 3,302.[2]
Units
The following units are based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:
- 2nd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (2°/10°GAv) Pelicano, using the C-105A Amazonas.[3]
- 1st Squadron of the 15th Aviation Group (1°/15°GAv) Onça, using the C-105A Amazonas.[4]
- 3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (3°/3°GAv) Flecha, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.[5]
- 3rd Aviation Battalion of the Brazilian Army (3° BAvEx) Pantera, using HA-1 Fennec, HM-1 Pantera, and HM-3 Cougar.[6]
Access
The base is located 7 km from downtown Campo Grande.
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
CASA C-105A Amazonas
Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk
Embraer A-29A Super Tucano
Cessna C-98A Caravan
Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)
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Retired aircraft
Embraer T-27 Tucano
Bell H-1H Iroquois
de Havilland C-115 Buffalo
Embraer C-95B Bandeirante
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