Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 (IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Campo Grande, Brazil.
Campo Grande Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Campo Grande | |||||||
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil | |||||||
SBCG Location in Brazil | |||||||
Coordinates | 20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W | ||||||
Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
Code | ALA5 | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
Open to the public | No | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1932 | ||||||
In use | 1941-present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Cel. Av. Luiz Cláudio Macedo Santos | ||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG, LID: MS0001 | ||||||
Elevation | 559 metres (1,834 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Sources: DECEA[1] |
It shares some facilities with Campo Grande International Airport.
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.[2]
The following units are based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:
The base is located 7 km from downtown Campo Grande.
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.