Porto Velho Air Force Base

Porto Velho Air Force Base Base Aérea de Porto Velho
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military: Air Force Base
Operator	Brazilian Air Force
Serves	Porto Velho
Built	1969
In use	1984 – present
Commander	Ten. Cel. Av. Jason Sakai
Elevation AMSL	88 m / 290 ft
Map
SBPV Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,416 7,926 asphalt
Sources: Brazilian Air Force

Porto Velho Air Force Base – BAPV is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Porto Velho, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport.

History

Porto Velho Air Force Base was commissioned on 17 May 1984.

Units

The following unit is based at Porto Velho Air Force Base:

Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Air Force (III FAe), which is dedicated to Reconnaissance, Attack, and Combat:

• 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (2º/3ºGAv), the Grifo Squadron, using the AT-27 Embraer 312 Tucano and A-29A Embraer 314 Super Tucano for light attack missions.
• 2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (2°/8°GAv), the Poti Squadron, using the Mi-35M attack helicopter missions.

Additionally, the Base has a Cessna 208 Caravan for administrative missions.

Access

The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.

See also

• Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport

External links

• Template:WAD
• Airport information for SBPV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBPV at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for PVH at Aviation Safety Network
• Photos of the EMB 312 and EMB 314 used by Grifo Squadron at spotters.com.br
• Photos of the Mi-35M used by Poti Squadron at spotters.com.br