Campo Grande Air Force Base

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Campo Grande Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Campo Grande
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil
Inauguração da base de Mato Grosso com a presença do ministro da Aeronáutica, em Campo Grande..tif
Dedication of the Base on 19 April 1945
SBCG is located in Brazil
SBCG
SBCG
Location in Brazil
Coordinates20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W / -20.46944; -54.67028Coordinates: 20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W / -20.46944; -54.67028
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA5
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/479
Site history
Built1932 (1932)
In use1941-present (1941-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Luiz Cláudio Macedo Santos
Occupants
  • 3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group
  • 2nd Squadron of the 10th Transportation Group
  • 1st Squadron of the 15th Transportation Group
  • 3rd Aviation Battalion of the Brazilian Army
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG
Elevation559 metres (1,834 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24 2,600 metres (8,530 ft) Asphalt

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.

History[]

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.[1]

Units[]

The following units are based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:

  • 3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (3°/3°GAv) Flecha, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.[2]
  • 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 Aviation Battalion of the Brazilian Army (3° BAvEx) Pantera, using HA-1 Fennec, HM-1 Pantera, and HM-3 Cougar.[5]

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[]

  • Embraer A-29A Super Tucano (FAB)

  • CASA C-105A Amazonas (FAB)

  • Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk (FAB)

  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)

  • Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)

  • Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)

Retired aircraft[]

  • Embraer T-27 Tucano (FAB)

  • Bell H-1H Iroquois

  • de Havilland C-115 Buffalo (FAB)

  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 162.
  2. ^ "3º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Flecha". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2º/10ºGAv – Esquadrão Pelicano". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "1º/15ºGAv – Esquadrão Onça". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ "3º BAvEx – Batalhão Pantera". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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