Boa Vista Air Force Base

Boa Vista Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Boa Vista
Boa Vista, Roraima in Brazil
SBBV Location in Brazil
Coordinates	02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222Coordinates: 02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W / 2.84139; -60.69222
Type	Air Force Base
Code	ALA7
Site information
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/36
Site history
Built	1973 (1973)
In use	1984-present (1984-present)
Garrison information
Current commander	Cel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca Filho
Occupants	1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 2,700 metres (8,858 ft) Asphalt

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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[]

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  Embraer A-29A Super Tucano (FAB)

Retired aircraft[]

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  Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)

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  Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)

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  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