Porto Velho Air Force Base
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| Porto Velho Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Porto Velho | |||||||
| Porto Velho, Rondônia in Brazil | |||||||
.jpg) A line of AH-2 Sabre at Porto Velho in 2015. | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
| Code | ALA6 | ||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  SBPV Location in Brazil  SBPV SBPV (Brazil) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 08°42′49″S 063°54′10″W / 8.71361°S 63.90278°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1969 | ||||||
| In use | 1984-present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Ten. Cel. Av. Jason Sakai | ||||||
| Occupants |
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| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: PVH, ICAO: SBPV, LID: RO0001 | ||||||
| Elevation | 90 metres (295 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: DECEA[1] | |||||||
Porto Velho Air Force Base – ALA6 (IATA: PVH, ICAO: SBPV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Porto Velho, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Gov. Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport.
Porto Velho Air Force Base was commissioned on 31 October 1984.
Units
The following units are based at Porto Velho Air Force Base:
- 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (2º/3ºGAv) Grifo, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.[2]
- 2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (2°/8°GAv) Poti, using the Mil AH-2 Sabre.[3] In August 2022 it was announced that all 12 aircraft will be decommissioned and stored.[4]
- 5th Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group (5º/1ºGCC) Zagal, using radars and equipment for air defense.[5]
Access
The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Porto Velho. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
Embraer A-29A Super Tucano
Retired aircraft
Embraer T-27 Tucano
Mil AH-2 Sabre
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