Porto Velho Air Force Base
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| Porto Velho Air Force Base Base Aérea de Porto Velho |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°42′33″S 063°54′08″W / 8.70917°S 63.90222°WCoordinates: 08°42′33″S 063°54′08″W / 8.70917°S 63.90222°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: Brazilian Air Force[1]
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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[edit]
Porto Velho Air Force Base was commissioned on 17 May 1984.
Units[edit]
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.[2]
- 2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (2°/8°GAv), the Poti Squadron, using the Mi-35M attack helicopter missions.[3]
Additionally, the Base has a Cessna 208 Caravan for administrative missions.
Access[edit]
The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Brazilian Air Force Official Website
- ^ "2º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Grifo" (in Portuguese). Spotter. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "2º/8ºGAv – Esquadrão Poti" (in Portuguese). Spotter. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
External links[edit]
- Airport information for SBPV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBPV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 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
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