Boa Vista Air Force Base | |
Native Name: | Portuguese: Base Aérea de Boa Vista|italic=yes |
Country: | Brazil |
Type: | Air Force Base |
Coordinates: | 2.8414°N -60.6922°W |
Pushpin Map: | Roraima#Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | SBBV |
Ownership: | Brazilian Air Force |
Open To Public: | No |
Code: | ALA7 |
Current Commander: | Cel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca Filho |
Occupants: |
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Iata: | BVB |
Icao: | SBBV |
Lid: | RR0001 |
Elevation: | 84m (276feet) |
R1-Number: | 08/26 |
R1-Length: | 2700m (8,900feet) |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: DECEA[1] |
Base Aérea de Boa Vista – ALA7 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Boa Vista, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.
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]
The following unit is based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:
The base is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.