Boa Vista Air Force Base

02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222TypeAir Force BaseCodeALA7Site informationOwnerBrazilian Air ForceControlled by Brazilian Air ForceOpen to
the publicNoWebsitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/36Site historyBuilt1973 (1973)In use1984-present (1984-present)Garrison informationCurrent
commanderCel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca FilhoOccupants

• 1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group

Airfield informationIdentifiersIATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV, LID: RR0001Elevation84 metres (276 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
08/26	2,700 metres (8,858 ft) Asphalt

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, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.

History

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)

See also

• List of Brazilian military bases
• Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport

References

External links

• Airport information for SBBV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBBV at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BVB at Aviation Safety Network