Brasília Air Force Base

Air base of the Brazilian Air Force

15°52′09″S 047°55′15″W / 15.86917°S 47.92083°W / -15.86917; -47.92083TypeAir Force BaseCodeALA1Site informationOwnerBrazilian Air ForceControlled by

Brazilian Air ForceOpen to
the publicNoWebsitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/451Site historyBuilt1957 (1957)In use1964-present (1964-present)Garrison informationCurrent
commanderBrig. José Ricardo de Meneses RochaOccupants

Special Transportation Group
6th Squadron of Air Transportation

Airfield informationIdentifiersIATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR, LID: DF0001Elevation1,066 metres (3,497 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
11R/29L	3,300 metres (10,827 ft) Asphalt
11L/29R	3,200 metres (10,499 ft) Asphalt

Source: DECEA^[1]

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.

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

Retired aircraft

BAe VU-93 Dominie
Gates VU-35/U-35 Learjet
Vickers VC-90 Viscount
Boeing VC-96

References

^ "Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2014). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da posse do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira até as vésperas da Reforma Administrativa (1956–1966) (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 257.
^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2014). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da posse do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira até as vésperas da Reforma Administrativa (1956–1966) (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 260.
^ "Grupo de Transporte Especial". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "6º ETA – Esquadrão Guará". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

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

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