Boa_Vista_Air_Force_Base Knowpia

Boa Vista Air Force Base
Boa Vista Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Boa Vista
Boa Vista, Roraima in Brazil
	SBBV Location in Brazil SBBV SBBV (Brazil)
Coordinates	02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W / 2.84139°N 60.69222°W
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
In use	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, LID: RR0001
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft) AMSL
Runways
08/26	2,700 metres (8,858 ft) Asphalt
	Source: DECEA

Base Aérea de Boa Vista – ALA7 (IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Boa Vista, Brazil.

History edit

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:

1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (1°/3°GAv) Escorpião, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.^[3]

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.

^ "Atlas Brasil Cantanhede (SBBV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "30 anos da Base Aérea de Boa Vista no extremo Norte do país". Revista Operacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "1º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Escorpião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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